...surprisingly, top the list of 40 developed countries with the best education systems. Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore follow. The rankings are calculated based on various measures, including international test scores, graduation rates between 2006 and 2010, and the prevalence of higher education seekers.” www.huffingtonpost.com (2012). Mexico however has one of the richest men in the world Carlos Slim. Mexico does not rank in the top 20 countries according to the report by the education firm Pearson. What then considers someone to be part of the one percent? Is it their drive, determination, their political ties, was the wealth inherited? Carlos Slim came from a wealthy family, but the financial foundation that his father created in him gave him the most profit. His father had him start his own financial statements and savings book since Carlos was 11 years old, which he still has today. If looked at closely, most of the one percenters have a great financial foundation from a young age. Being able to adjust to new Hi-Tec communications and the influence of the internet was one of Carlos Slim greatest wins. He invested in and bought out a lot of the communication companies that were in Mexico, to stay ahead of the booming dot com era. Most of the one percent contributes millions of dollars yearly to charities and non-profit organization. Whether be to cut down on what the pay in taxes because most of those types of contributions are...
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...Master in Management Organizational Behavior & Leadership Case #2: The Personality of Leaders The Personality of Carlos Ghosn: The $10 Billion Man Read the following dossier of article extracts and answer the final questions. 1.- “The $10 billion man” Feb 24th 2005, The Economist Having turned round Nissan, Carlos Ghosn is about to run Renault as well It is said that he could add $10 billion to the market value of Ford or General Motors with a stroke of his pen. But Carlos Ghosn is not about to sign up as chief executive of either firm. Instead, in May, he will become the boss of Renault, France 's second-largest carmaker, while continuing to head Nissan, Japan's number two car firm. To ease the transition, this week he named Toshiyuki Shiga as Nissan's chief operating officer. Although Renault and Nissan have cross-shareholdings and a deep alliance, their relationship deliberately stops well short of outright merger. Perhaps that is why it has been so successful, avoiding the integration pain that has marred, for instance, DaimlerBenz's takeover of Chrysler. In his book, “Shift: Inside Nissan's Historic Revival”, published in English last month, Mr Ghosn says that the strength of the alliance “can be found, on the one hand, in its respect for the identities of the two companies, and on the other, in the necessity of developing synergies.” Certainly the benefit has flowed both ways since the Franco -Japanese deal was done in 1999. First, Renault rescued...
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...History: The Five Families of the New York Mafia Since the1920’s the five Italian/Sicilian-American crime families which include the Colombo’s, the Genovese’s, the Bonanno’s, the Gambino’s, and the Lucchese’s have been dominating New York’s organized crime. Each family has their own unique story about how each family made its way to becoming one of the top Five Families in the mafia. We will be taking a journey and learning the history behind each crime family, from what part of New York they controlled to who controlled each family during that time period, and who currently runs the mafia present day. Before going into the histories of each of these families, below is a hierarchy chart of the organized crime. You will need this to understand how the families were structured, and names that were associated with their titles. Boss: Also known as the “Don”. Has total control over the entire family. Underboss: They are second in command of the family; they give orders usually that comes from the Boss. Consigliere: The family advisor, sometimes they’re professional attorneys. Capo: They are captains or lieutenants; they are in charge of the soldiers and associates. Soldiers: They are the ones that do all the dirty work; they take orders from the Capo’s, and sometimes the Underboss. Associates: Are soldiers who haven’t been a “made man” yet. ------------------------------------------------- The Colombo Crime Family The Colombo crime family was formerly...
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...Individual Analysis Paper Chairman and CEO of Nissan and Renault – Carlos Ghosn Chao Ru chao.ru@laverne.edu University of La Verne Graduate School of Business BUS 586 – CRN 1354: Leadership for the Future Professor John C. Sivie June 28, 2012 I. Table of Contents I. Table of Contents 2 II. Background and Award of Carlos Ghosn 3 III. Important Contributes for Nissan from Ghosn 4 IV. Doing the Right Things of Carlos Ghosn 5 V. Learn from Carlos Ghosn 7 VI. References 9 Chairman and CEO of Nissan and Renault – Carlos Ghosn II. Background and Awards of Carlos Ghosn Background Information of Carlos Ghosn: Carlos Ghosn is the president and CEO of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., a global automotive company with 180,000 employees and $83 billion in revenue. He joined to Nissan in June 1999 as its chief operating officer. And then, he became Nissan’s president in June 2000, and also became the chief executive in June 2001. Carlos Ghson is also the president and CEO of Paris-based Renault, SA which was named in May 2005. Both companies together produce more than one in 10 cars sold worldwide. He is also Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, the strategic partnership overseeing the two companies through a unique cross-shareholding agreement (Wikipedia, 2012). Currently, he is not only the president and CEO of Nissan and Renault. He also serves on the board of director at Alcoa Automotive, Inc and Closure Systems International, Inc. He serves these...
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...Why was the former Nissan Management unsuccessful in turning the company around? Why could they not prevent the slide of Nissan’s ranking market share, etc.? The former managers of Nissan had been struggling to turn Nissan into a profitable company for eight years. Nissans major problem were the extremely low margins due to its lack of brand power and the very unprofitable cost structure (especially regarding purchasing costs). Nissan’s organizational and financial structures where very traditional and typical Japanese (e. g. the cross-shareholdings within the kereitsu structures). All previous Nissan CEO’s where Japanese , probably each of them with a long tenure and history in the company. Each CEO was surely skilled and experienced in leading an international company. But it can be speculated that it is much harder for a Japanese CEO to make fundamental changes in Nissan's long-standing operating practices and behavioral norms of Japanese society that are deeply integrated in the corporate structure. The former managers were simply stuck in their Japanese organizational structures and no one wanted to break with their own tradition. In addition, the company advisors, a group of senior managers without line responsibilities, made sure that Japanese business practices were implemented and pursued. Some examples of these country specific, traditional structures are the kereitsu partnerships and the predominant seniority rule: Nissan was consistently strapped for cash and...
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...about, gangsta You could find a nigga sittin on chrome Hit the clutch, hit the gear, hit the gas & I'm gone (Yea!) If I can't do well, homey, it can't be done Now I'ma let the champagne bottle pop I'ma take it to the top Fo sho I'ma make it hot, baby (baby) I'm down for the action, he smart with his mouth so smack em You holdin a strap, he might come back so clap em React like a gangsta, die like a gangsta for actin Cuz you'll get hit & homicide'll be askin, "Whut happened?" OH NO look who clapped em with the FO'FO' 20 inch rims sittin CHRO-CHROME Eastside, Westside niggaz OH NO, NO GO Even my mama said, "Something really wrong with my brain" Niggaz don't rob me they know I'm down to die for my chain G-UNIT! We get it poppin in the hood G-UNIT! Muthafucka whuts good? I'm waitin on niggaz to act like they dont know how to act I had a sip of too much Jack, I'll blow em off the map With the mack, thinkin its all rap Til that ass get clapped and Doc say "It's a wrap" (It's a wrap, nigga) If I can't do well, homey, it can't be done Now I'ma let the champagne bottle pop I'ma take it to the top Fo sho I'ma make it hot, baby (baby) I been feelin i had to teach lessons to slow learners Go head act...
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...Relaunch of Frooti-The 'Digen Verma' Campaign “Our aim was to create hype around the product, so we introduced a mysterious character called ‘Digen Verma.’ As our target audience is the youth segment, we wanted to showcase their rebellious spirit through Digen Verma.” -Ram Sehgal, MD, Everest Integrated Communications. ''Frooti has always been positioned as a drink for kids. Now, we want to position it as a drink for the youth, especially, the college-going teenagers. We therefore went in for a real life, down-to-earth person, who, like any college student likes to bunk classes, is a good sportsman and is a popular figure in the college, with whom the teenagers can actually associate themselves.'' -Alka Bhonsle, Management Consultant, Parle Agrochemicals. WHO IS DIGEN VERMA? There was no getting away from him. A poster at a bus stop in Chennai asked, “Will Digen Verma be in the next bus?” Or, when watching a movie; there was bound to be an interruption all of a sudden with a handwritten message saying, ‘Digen, your car is being towed’. And, outside in the car park, almost all the cars had stickers on them saying, ‘Digen Verma was here.’ In many commercial places in metros and even far off places like Simla, there were footmarks accompanied by the mysterious words ‘Digen Verma was here’ pasted. There were rumours galore about ‘Digen Verma’ and his identity. Some thought it was a campaign for the launch of some new fashion label, while others thought Digen Verma he was...
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...NAME: DATE: _________________________ G-CODE ASSESMENT: 4 Points each G01 is used for a Linear interpolation motion; Used for actual machining and metal removal. It is governed by a programmed feedrate in inches (or mm) per minute. G02 Circular Interpolation, ClockWise G28 Machine Home (Rapid traverse) G40 Cutter Compensation CANCEL G54 Work Coordinate #1 (Part zero offset location) G80 Canned Cycle Cancel G03 Circular Interpolation, CounterClockWise G81 Drill Canned Cycle G42 Cutter Compensation RIGHT of the programmed path G90 Absolute Programming Positioning G91 Incremental Programming Positioning G03 Circular Interpolation, Counterclockwise G98 Canned Cycle Initial Point Return G41 Cutter Compensation LEFT of the programmed path G99 Canned Cycle Rapid (R) Plane Return G43 Tool LENGTH Compensation + G83 calls the Peck Drill Canned Cycle G00 is Rapid traverse motion; Used for non-cutting moves of the machine in positioning quick to a location to be machined, or rapid away after program cuts have been performed. M03 Starts the spindle CLOCKWISE. Must have a spindle speed defined. M05 STOPS the spindle. Use an M06 Tool change command along with a tool number will execute a tool change for that tool. Use an M30 to end Program and Reset to the beginning of program. Complete the program for the part shown, use Cutter Compensation: 12 Points [pic] % O00023 ; (MILL PART PROGRAM EXAMPLE) N1 (Profile Part...
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...Compare and contrast essay – Frank Earley and Albert Smith In the Frank Earley letter, it is clearly shown to the audience that the English soldiers are fighting with the last sense of hope they have as they have been fighting the war a lot longer compared to the Americans, which is shown in the Albert Smith letter. The audience have a real sense of empathy as Frank Earley admits to ‘how close death is to us’ which shows a feeling of near defeat in the morale of the soldiers. However, in the Albert Smith letter, the feeling of defeat and lowness of morale is non-existent as Albert writes to his little brother ‘ready to come home after the war but not before’ highlighting to the audience that he isn’t exhausted by the war yet and wants to continue fighting, showing that the Americans haven’t been in the war long and so haven’t experienced what the English have. Following on from this, the use of semantic field in the Albert Smith letter denotes a feeling of how bad the conditions were for the Americans, ‘wettest’ ‘muddiest’ ‘raining’ ‘wire entanglements’ ‘up to my waist in mud’. This evokes a feeling of empathy from the audience as we usually complain about the weather and these men dealt with it night and day whilst fighting for us and their own lives. Furthermore, in the Albert Smith letter, the war is described as ‘slaughter’ which is a very optimistic view to take compared to the Frank Earley letter where he describes his friend being killed ‘in a moment’ and that it was...
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...Your Presence is Heaven to Me! Kenny-Who is like You Lord in all the earth? Matchless love and beauty endless worth Nothing in this world will satisfy But, Jesus, You're the cup that won't run dry Your presence is Heaven to me, Your presence is Heaven to me Choir (UNISOM)-Treasure of my heart and of my soul In my weakness You are merciful Redeemer of my past and present wrong Holder of my future days to come Your presence is Heaven to me, Your presence is Heaven to me Your presence is Heaven to me, Your presence is Heaven to me Oh Jesus, Oh Jesus, Your presence is Heaven to me Oh Jesus, Oh Jesus, Your presence is Heaven to me Kenny- All my days on earth I will await The moment that I see You face to face Cause Nothing in this world will satisfy But, Jesus, You're the cup that won't run dry Choir (UNISOM)-Nothing in this world will satisfy Cause, Jesus, You're the cup that won't run dry Jesus, You're the cup that won't run dry Your presence is Heaven to me, (God) Your presence is Heaven to me Your presence (Jesus) is Heaven to me, Your presence is Heaven to me Your presence is Heaven to me, Your presence is Heaven to me Oh Jesus, Oh Jesus, Your presence is Heaven to me Oh Jesus, Oh Jesus, Your presence is Heaven to me, e, e, E (PARTS)Oh Jesus, Oh Jesus, Your presence is Heaven to me Oh Jesus, Oh Jesus, Your presence is Heaven to me Oh Jesus, Oh Jesus, Your presence is Heaven to me Your presence is Heaven to me Your presence is Heaven to me Your presence...
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...scored on how well they implemented change and shaped a culture that is more innovative in their organization. Supportive Leadership Model There is one model in particular that could be chosen to help increase the progression in the Proctor and Gamble organization. The Transformational leadership model could have been a great assesst in the development of new ideas in Proctor and Gamble. Proctor and Gamble first used the “closed innovation” model and then switched to the “open innovation” model to create growth within their organization. According to Venkatesh & Devi (2006), In 2003 Alan Lafley developed the “Connect and Development” model to generate ideas from scientist, engineers, and enterpauners and individuals outside the company. P&G already had some strong models in place to help with the change within their organization. The global context of the organization looked promising, but the transformational leadership model could have been implemented. According to Doyle (2010), a leader that uses the transformational leadership model “Raises our level of awareness, our level of consciousness about the significance and value of designated outcomes, and ways of reaching them”. According to Fry (2004),...
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...The insight that sparks innovation appears to occur randomly. After all, the iconic shorthand for innovation is a light bulb, implying that ideas come from sudden flashes of inspiration. While such flashes are surely good things, it is hard to depend on them, particularly if you are at a company that needs to introduce a steady stream of innovative ideas. Steve Jobs once said, “It is not the customer’s job to know what they want.” That’s absolutely right. It is yours. And don’t think you don’t have a customer because you work in an internal support function or for a company that provides components or services. Everyone has a customer, whether it is a purchaser, user, or co-worker. "More than 50 years ago Peter Drucker wrote, 'The customer rarely buys what the company thinks it sells him.'" The quest to identify opportunities for innovation starts with pinpointing problems customers can’t adequately solve today. More than 50 years ago Peter Drucker wrote, “The customer rarely buys what the company thinks it sells him. One reason for this is, of course, that nobody pays for a ‘product.’ What is paid for is satisfaction.” Companies think they are selling products and services, but in reality people hire those products and services to get jobs done in their lives. As marketing guru Ted Levitt quipped to his students a generation ago, “People don’t want quarter-inch drills--they want quarter-inch holes.” A problem arises, and the customer looks around and chooses the solution...
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...History Parle Product’s fame and familiarity is undeniable. Considering its extensive reach, the brand Parle is known and recognized by everyone. Over the years, Parle’s sweets and biscuits have become a household name. From kids to adults, everyone loves and cherishes these treats. It gives us great pleasure to see our consumers enjoy and embrace Parle products on daily basis. Our confectioners and chefs have the utmost authority at Parle. Had it not been so, the beginning of Parle would have been quite different. In 1929 a small company by the name of Parle products emerged in British dominated India. The goal was to spread joy and cheer to children and adults alike, all over the country with its sweets and candies. Although, the company knew that it wouldn’t be an easy task, they decided to take the brave step. A small factory was set up in the suburbs of Mumbai to manufacture confectionery products. A decade later this factory was upgraded to manufacture biscuits as well. Since then, the Parle name has spread in all directions and has won international fame. Parle has been sweetening the lives of people all over India and abroad. Apart from the factories in Mumbai and Bangalore, Parle also has factories in Bahadurgarh, Haryana and Neemrana, Rajasthan. These are the largest biscuit and confectionery plants in the country. Additionally, Parle Products also has 10 manufacturing units and 75 manufacturing units on contract. Milestone the Decades of Progress ...
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...Parle History Parle is an Indian Private Limited company set up in 1929 by Chauhan brothers, Ramesh Chauhan and Prakash Chauhan in the suburbs of Mumbai city. The Chauhan brothers started their company with the manufacturing of sweets and toffees. Their main motive was to spread joy and cheer to children and adults alike, all over the country with its sweets and candies. In 1939, they decided to manufacture biscuits, in addition to sweets and toffees. Parle Glucose and Parle Monaco were the first brands of biscuits to be introduced, which later went on to become leading names for great taste and quality. It was in the year 1984 both brothers decided to separate and Prakash Chauhan got his own company named with Parle Agro. Now the company has 40% of market share in biscuits market and 15% share in confectionaries. Mission and Vision: Since the establishment, the cmpany has been focusing carefully in its vision and mission and its core values. Company’s Vision: “To be the leaders in our business. We will stand apart from the competition by being the first in the market to innovate.” Company’s Mission: “We will be the leaders in our business by - maintaining high quality, introducing new and innovative products, reaching every part of India, remaining customer-centric, constantly upgrading our knowledge and skills.” Value system o Its core value has always been providing value for the money. o The value-for-money positioning allows people from all...
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...“What Happened to the Monte-Carlo?” Ruth Grey ENC 1101 – Composition 1 February 10, 2010 What Happened to the Monte-Carlo? It was a sunny; warmth summer day, the sky was baby blue with the features of creamy white soft clouds. With the cool breeze blowing softly, the day was innocently inviting, so I went out for a ride. Father and dominant brothers were in the drive-way, worked strenuously on father’s broken red truck. “Oh shoot! What am I going to do now?” I silently questioned myself with one eyebrow slightly upwards. “How am I going to get to the Monte Carlo.?” I kept talking to myself as I tried to think of some tactic, to get pass father and brothers, to get to the monte carlo, parked on the street. “Where do you think, you’re going young lady?” My father asked as I was too focused on getting into the shining brown Monte Carlo. “Ahhhh! I’m getting Mama some ice cream.” The voice belonged to me as I hopped into the interior of the Monte carol and made my way to the store. That day, I was going north on Atlantic Ave in Long Beach, through a heavy street traffic. With music blasting as I yelled sang my lungs out, it was another typical short ride to the store. To ignore the fear of my father’s voice, when I cruised off the house, I went fast, too fast passing numerous cars, despite of the busy traffic as I drove down on Atlantic Ave towards my destination. One quick second, that’s all it takes for everything to go right or wrong. My dark brown eyes opened...
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