...- University of Witwatersrand’s Urban Framework Design Development Analysis in its Architectural Design Concepts and Strategies. Buildings analysed and compared in research proposal: School Of Construction Economics and Management Building, University of Witwatersrand by Michael Scholes and Associate Architects. (discussed in Assignment 1) Wits Science Stadium, University of Witwatersrand by Savage and Dodd Architects in collaboration with Urban Solutions, Urban Design Framework proposed by Ludwig Hansen Architects & Urban Designers. Following Assignment 1, I now analyse WSS and its design strategies that are used to achieve the objectives of the universities urban framework design development scheme and compare them to the strategies used in the design of the CEM building. Key questions developed from urban framework document investigation- What are the architectural design concepts and strategies incorporated in the respective buildings, which relate to the primary goal and the individual main objectives of the University of Witwatersrand established urban framework Intended layout of the essay - • Intro: Brief History into the urban framework of the University of Witwatersrand and its development. • Discussion of problems acknowledged in existing urban framework • Explain and discuss the new urban framework design scheme and how it aims to enrich the urban fabric and resolve existing problems in urban the urban framework. • Discuss the primary goal and main objectives...
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...Running head: SWOTT ANALYSIS PAPER AND TABLE SWOTT Analysis Paper and Table University of Phoenix Bus-475 James T. Sternieri SWOTT Analysis Paper and Table Scents & Things is therapies for relaxation, a store that provides customers with the tools and techniques needed for at home relaxation therapy. The stores provide a large range of products including at home salon services such as cellulite, cosmetic treatments, and reflexology, candles, aromatherapy, and perfume kits. All the products focus on achievement of obtaining a healthy balance of mind, spirit and body. With the applying of these products consumers who experience the feeling of being stressed from everyday life, including their busy jobs, and personal activities find the healthy balance and attain complete relaxation. This paper will describe how a company conducts a SWOTT analysis. The internal and external analysis of Scents & Things in relation to the organizations forces and trends such as; Economic, Technological, Strategy, Legal/Regulatory, Innovation, Structure, Resources, and Culture. This paper will also classify one primary strength, weakness, opportunity, threat and trend if possible for each of the factors. Following the end of this paper, a SWOTT Analysis Table will sum up the findings of the forces and factors relative to Scents & Things. SWOTT Analysis For Scents & Things to perform a SWOTT Analysis, the company has to...
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...Team Development Measurement by Dynamic Fuzzy Social Network Analysis Lixin Zhou School of Software and Microelectronics, Peking University, 102600 zhoulx@vip.sina.com Abstract—How to obtain a high performing team quickly and effectively is very important in a project management. Communication is most essential part in a project team. In this paper, a method of measuring team performance by dynamic social network analysis is put forward. With dynamic fuzzy social network analysis, we can find the organizational structure of a team, the pattern of communication in a team. Then, the performance of a team can be analyzed by the organizational structure and communication pattern of a team. Keywords- fuzzy social network analysis, team development, measurement team development are described in section 2, in section 3, we describe social network in a project, in section 4, we describe how to build relationships and networks in project management team development; in section 5, we put forward the approach of fuzzy social network analysis; in section 6, the conclusion has been presented. II. STAGES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM DEVELOPMENT I. INTRODUCTION Team development includes developing individual and group competencies to enhance project performance. By coming together as a true team, the project will be more successful. Team development can be achieved a variety of different ways, such as : (1)Team building activities, (2)General management skills, (3)Reward and recognition...
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...Department of Building Masters | Philosophy of the Department | Vision & Mission Statement | Admission Requirements | Course Outline | Course Description | Career Prospects | Student Welfare | Teaching & Research Facilities | Staff | List of Students | Publications | Course Evaluation & Exams | Msc Construction Project Management | Admission into the Masters of Science programme can be obtained through: (a) Candidates with B. Sc or B. Tech. (Building) with a minimum of second class lower or GPA not less than 2.50 (on a 5-point scale) (b) HND Building plus PGD (with upper credit) from any recognized university Duration and Mode of Study. The programme is a full time programme which runs for a minimum of 18 months. The mode of study for the programme is through a comprehensive course work to be examined in both oral and written papers, seminars and other necessary work to be contained in a submitted thesis. Employment Opportunities Graduate of the programme will have further relevance in the following areas: (a) Public sector, government ministries, parastatals and research institutes (b) Private sector employments and related industries, oil and gas, power and steel, telecommunications. COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNIT | BD 701 | Construction Plants and Equipments | 2 | BD 703 | Construction Planning and Contract Practice | 2 | BD 705 | Construction Finance | 2 | BD 707 | Research Methodology | 2 | BD 709 | Project Feasibility Analysis/Studies...
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...CAMPUS Executive Diploma in Management Group 3 Case Analysis: Elegant Furniture Company using the Seven-Step Case Analysis Format COURSE: GEMA5100 – Marketing Management ID Numbers: 00680885 411005098 FACILITATOR: Ms. Candice Warner-Barrow WORD COUNT: PAGES: TABLE OF CONTENTS |EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | | 2 | |MISSING INFORMATION AND ASSUMPTIONS | |2 | |SITUATION ANALYSIS | | | |SWOT Analysis | |4 | |Strategic Fit Analysis | |7 | |Environmental Fit | |7 | |Internal Fit | |8 | |Customer Fit | |9 | |CORE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION ...
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...2551 TORSIONAL EFFECTS AND REGULARITY CONDITIONS IN RC BUILDINGS Edoardo COSENZA1, Gaetano MANFREDI2 And Roberto REALFONZO3 SUMMARY Earthquake damages at the perimeter of buildings are often the result of excessive deformations caused by torsion during the earthquake. Large torsional responses can be expected if the buildings have large eccentricity and low torsional stiffness. Modern codes, including Eurocode 8, recognise the importance of the torsional stiffness on the seismic response and include such information in its static torsional provisions. Eurocode 8 states that the static torsional provisions can be applied to torsionally unbalanced buildings with regularity in elevation that satisfies the set of conditions presented in the Annex B of the Code. Present paper shows an overview on the EC8 torsional provisions including the code background and the comparison with other codes (UBC, etc.). On the other side the EC8 provisions could be improved during the revision process. In fact recent studies on the static torsional provisions of Eurocode 8 show that the static torsional provisions generally are satisfactory in order to limit additional demands when the building has a large torsional stiffness, but the provision seems to be deficient when applied to torsional flexible models. Moreover, the behaviour of buildings designed in High Class of ductility (“HD”) is more complex. This paper compares most of the results existing in the literature, suggests proposals...
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...1.1 Introduction Industrialized Building System (IBS) is the phrase used by the industry and government in Malaysia which stand for the adoption of construction industry and the use of prefabrication of components in building construction. IBS is defined as a construction technique in which components are manufactured in a controlled environment (on or off site), transported, positioned and assembled into a structure with minimal additional site work [1-4]. It consists of precast component systems, fabricated steel structures, innovative mould systems, modular block systems and prefabricated timber structures as construction components [3]. Parts of the building that are repetitive but difficult and too time consuming and labor intensive to be casted onsite – are designed and detailed as standardized components at the factory and are then brought to the site to be assembled [3]. The onsite casting activities in IBS utilize innovative and clean mould technologies [1-3]. The construction industry has started to embrace IBS as a method of attaining better construction quality and productivity, reducing risks related to occupational safety and health, alleviating issues for skilled workers and dependency on manual foreign labor, and achieving the ultimate goal of reducing the overall cost of construction. Apart from this, it offers minimal...
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...Introduction and Problem Identification The paper is based on the review of Business Database Company (BDC). BDC is a company that specalises in the creation of large database and the formulation of these data into report that are sold to business organisation and consultancies. The company operates a bureaucratic organisational structure. As explained by T. Burns and G. M stalker, 1961: Bureaucracies which was also referred to as mechanistic system of running an organisation, “…defines his function together with the methods, responsibilities, and powers appropriate to them; in other words, however, this means that boundaries are set.” This implies that procedures and protocols are being followed to get things done. Due to the increasing rate in the technology advancement and the employment of the new graduates, the new sales manager wants to embraces a more flexible and informal system which according to T. Burns and G.M stalker, 1961 can be referred to as the “organic system” in which an individual regards his/herself as fully responsible for the execution of a particular task. At this point we will be analysing the problems facing the BDC as discussed below: The major problem with BDC is the bureaucracy system in place which is an administrative or management structure marked by hierarchical activities among numerous offices and by fixed procedures. It is a system in which the need to follow rigid or complex procedures impedes effective action. According to David and...
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...practice of providing the executives of an organisation, that is, those responsible for making decisions and taking appropriate action, with a concise outline of the major points in a report to save them time. The detail can be pursued in more depth later by a complete reading of the report. The structure of the Executive Summary should follow the structure of the report and include brief statements on the following: definition of the problem aims and objectives methods/data sources key findings conclusions any recommendations for action. The Executive Summary should be brief and succinct, and may use point form to achieve this. As a rule-of-thumb, allow one page for every 5,000 words up to a maximum of five pages, and using headings in longer Executive Summaries. The inclusion of an Executive Summary is not a substitute for discussion/exposition in the full report. Example of an Executive Summary Problem context & Purpose of report Method Results Conclusions Recommendations Limitations This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the current and prospective profitability, liquidity and financial stability of Outdoor Equipment Ltd. Methods of analysis include trend, horizontal and vertical analyses as well as ratios such as Debt, Current and Quick ratios. Other calculations include rates of return on Shareholders’ Equity and Total Assets and earnings per share to name a few. All calculations can be found in the appendices. Results of data...
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...the Employee Turnover Problem in Walgreens Co. Jason Nguyen GM 591 Leadership and Organizational Behavior Professor Horst August 19, 2011 Introduction Walgreens Pharmacy is a drugstore chain that operates in the United States. This Company provides its customer with multichannel access to consumer goods and services, and pharmacy, health and wellness services in communities across America. Walgreens has become a fortune five hundred company and a popular landing spot for new college gradates. Instead of becoming a permanent home for new employees, it has become a stepping-stone for better job opportunities. This study provides literature reviews, problem analysis, and solution recommendations for the employee turnover tendency problem facing Walgreens Pharmacy. Walgreen offers its products and services through drugstores, as well as through mail, by telephone, and via the Internet. It sells prescription and non-prescription drugs, as well as general merchandise, including household products, convenience foods, personal care, beauty care, candy, photofinishing and seasonal items. Its pharmacy services include retail, specialty, infusion, medical facility, long-term care and mail service, along with pharmacy benefit solutions and respiratory services. Walgreens corporate, located in Deerfield Illinois, is in charge of overlooking all of the operation within the organization. My role in the organization is a Business Analysis. I am responsible for...
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...continue on a path of growth and success. Abstract The Walgreens Company is opening a store location on the Pacific Island of Kava. In the analysis phase several problems were identified including how the land and building will be acquired, where the employees will come from and who will provide security are all issues that must be addressed. Walgreens used decision-making tools and techniques to perform the required analysis identifying problems and possible solutions. Brainstorming Decision-making tools and techniques are methods used to help guide one in making decisions. According to University of Phoenix’s decision-making model, framing the problem includes identifying the problem, establishing goals and objectives, and evaluating the impact of the problem (University of Phoenix, 2009a). The executives of the Walgreens Company chose the brainstorming technique to come up with the following options for entering the island country of Kava. Option #1 The first option will analyze the effect of buying bare land and building a new free standing store on the island of Kava. Hiring and training native employees to staff the stores and hiring a private security company are also included in option number one. Table 1.1 outlines the projected costs over the next five years associated with the choices. The building will have an...
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...incorporated in buildings to resist lateral forces that are produced in the plane of the wall due to wind, earthquake and other forces. They are usually provided in tall buildings and have been found to be used to avoid total collapse of building under seismic forces. The purpose of this study is to analyze the behaviour of shear wall and hence effectively locate it in structure. Keywords...
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...Competitive Advantages Analysis Course Title: Strategic Management Course Code: FNB 309 Prepared For Hare Krisna Kundo Lecturer Department of Public Administration Prepared By Name | Student Id | Md. Shohag Ali | 1265 | Md. Khairul Islam | 1286 | Md. Nazrul Islam | 1292 | Md. Waish Hasan | 1295 | Nawshad Haque | 1959 | BBA, First BatchDept. of Finance and Banking | Date of Submission: September 6, 2012 Department of Finance & Banking Jahangirnagar University Savar, Dhaka-1342 * Problem Statement * Right now Nucor’s main problem is an excess of steel in the market. Foreign steel is being dumped in US, the market is flooded and supply exceeds demand. This decreases the steel companies’ profits and puts pressure on them, forcing some of them into bankruptcy. * Another problem they face is lack of innovation of technology. In order for Nucor to maintain, and continue to post profits in the future they must identify areas to increase technology to lower production costs and increase throughput. * Solution To Problem Statement: Chronologically * Nucor Corporation General Information * Timeline of History and Development * Industry Analysis * Primary Competitive Forces * Driving forces * PESTEL * Porter’s Five Forces Model * Failure of US Market in 2005 * Nucor Analysis * SWOT Analysis * Value Chain Analysis * Competitive...
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...Management Theory Research. Journal of Management Studies 50:1j. Lex Donaldson (Australian School of Business), Jane Qiu (University of New South Wales) and Ben Nanfeng Luo (University of New South Wales), authors of this article, are respectively a Professor of Organizational Design, a Lecturer in International Business and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. When the article was published in 2013, Donaldson had developed his Introducing Statistico-organizational Theory of the Meta-Analytic Organization with the help of his doctoral students Jane Qiu and Ben Nanfeng Luo from which this article is prompted. In this paper, I summarize the article and offer comments about selected aspects, and suggest areas where additional research findings would assist in understanding the article. Article Summary The authors supported Alvesson and Sandberg assumptions that more rigour will fix the problem of uninteresting research publications and their controversy against pedantic literatureReviews who only agree with incremental, gap-spotting research. However, they contested the belief of Alvesson and Sandberg that rigour in research always leads to baleful outcomes; in the opposite ’Rigour’ is used to challenge assumptions. First argument: most interesting research comes from challenging consensus and overthrowing assumptions by introducing new ideas that contain more valid insights about organizations. * ‘Rigour’ can be one way to produce such valid insights. Second argument :’Rigour’...
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...Introduction Tony Jackson was first employed in the office of a building society on a Youth Training Scheme but left after two years because there was no permanent position available. However, nine months later due to a continual rapid growth in business a new position was created and Tony applied and got the job. Tony was given high recommendation by Mary Rogers the branch manager, and she even told her staff that she always got on well with him and he seemed very bright, and was always cooperative. Previously, when Tony was on the Training Scheme, Jane Taylor was employed as a cashier and assistant with mortgage advance accounts. She had been with the company for four years. However two weeks prior to Jackson’s return to the organisation Mary Rogers the branch manager promoted her to senior branch assistant without any form of supervisory training. Two months later Jane is experiencing problems with Tony Jackson and she thinks it’s a personality clash. Tony Jackson is not cooperating with Jane and embarrasses other members of staff when they are serving customers Although Jane draws the problems she is experiencing with Tony to Mary’s attention she does nothing about it. Three months later things have escalated between Jane and Tony and his attitude is getting worse Problem Statement In the branch office of the Building Society several problems exist. After careful analysis, one can conclude that the core problem is lack of effective Leadership. This issue gives rise to...
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