...Kuffour Cara Turley Billy Lott Franklin Wilson MGMT 2209 - 02 4/22/2014 4/22/2014 HP Cancels the Board and the Beautiful HP Cancels the Board and the Beautiful No one will make it through life without facing struggles and challenges. These occurrences are what shape us and determine are character, morals, world views, etc. How we overcome and rebound from these challenges is vital; it almost indefinitely leads to our future success or failure. This holds true not just for individuals, but for companies and businesses as well. The company Hewlett-Packard recently came face to face with a series of such challenges and took drastic measures to overcome them, eventually resulting in the replacement of four members on its board of directors. The board of directors is a vital role in any company and such an overhaul is rarely seen. Such people can be difficult to replace and their leaving may unexpectedly damage inner workings of the company. It was the through the work of HP’s new chairman and CEO, Raymond Lane and Leo Apotheker respectfully, that the bold decision to initiate this massive change was made. This was certainly a risky move, but so far seems to have been well worth it. What is it exactly that makes a board of directors so important and such a decision so substantial? How far into a company do they actually reach? Most think of a company’s board as something that sits on top and, while being in charge of important company decisions, they are often...
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...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study With diminishing finances, it is rarely possible for a library or information center to have enough resources to fulfill the needs of its clients. What is being delivered is only a portion of what their clients actually need (Ramos & Mohd Ali, 2005). Collaboration is widely recognized as the best way for libraries to cope with the ever increasing challenges: volume of information resources; nature and quality of information; user needs and expectations; information and communication technology competencies and infrastructure; inflated cost of information resources; and staffing needs. However, although these challenges have continued to prevail, libraries working under collaborative initiatives like the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) have registered tremendous success. This thesis reports the findings of a thorough study to establish the factors that have led to the success of CARLI and how such success factors can be applied in libraries of developing countries like Uganda. Emphasis is placed on the establishment of CARLI leadership, the sharing of responsibility and decision making processes as well as sources of funding for the consortium. Also central to the research study is exploration of the role and responsibility of participating member libraries and their contributions to and expectations from the consortium. I contend that lack of funding to facilitate consortium...
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...[pic][pic] Corporate Governance and Performance An Exploration of the Connection in a Public Sector Context By Meredith Edwards & Robyn Clough Issues Series Paper No. 1 January 2005 Preface This paper is part of a major project - Corporate Governance in the Public Sector: An evaluation of its Tensions, Gaps and Potential. The project will provide the first comprehensive theoretical and empirical work on corporate governance in the Commonwealth public sector. It has been designed to enhance communication and participation in governance across government, industry, and the community by improving corporate governance literacy and making information publicly available. The project is a collaborative venture between three University of Canberra research centres and key governmental and industry partners including the Australian National Audit Office, the Australian Government Department of Finance and Administration, Deloitte, Touche, Tohmatsu, CPA Australia and MinterEllison Lawyers. This paper is the first in a series that will be produced by researchers and industry partners involved in the project. The aim of the series is to identify and explore key emerging public sector governance issues and encourage wider discussion and activity. The series has been designed for public sector practitioners and corporate governance ‘enthusiasts’ across the public and private sectors. All papers will be broadly distributed and will be available online - www...
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...among registered nurses or RNs. They examine the questions on the implications of nurses’ reflections, the subject matter of their reflection and how they are able to deal with their reflection and how they improve their professional approach through reflection. The authors describe the experiences of the nurses and their reflection in relation to the nursing situations to understand how the nurses use reflection in their daily work. I am going to use the same approach to analyse my teaching section and improve where I have lacked to achieve required standards. Baird and Winter (2005) gave some rationale why reflection is required in the practice. They state that a reflect is to generate the practice knowledge, assist an ability to adapt new situations, develop self-esteem and satisfaction as well as to value, develop and professionalizing practice. However, Siviter (2004) explicate that reflection is about gaining self-confidence, identify when to improve, learning from own mistakes and behavior, looking at other people perspectives, being self-aware and improving the...
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...Nguyen Van Phuoc, who built brand of First News in 1994. He has a passion for books, and want to bring wonderful, creativity story from the world to Vietnam. Then, he decide to establishing the First News Media in 2010, it's also one of the most famous brand and perceived satisfaction from clients such as : Viettel, HSBC, Vinaphone. THE COMPANY : TRI VIET CORPORATION First News - Tri Viet Publishing co., Ltd was founded by Mr.Phuoc in 1994 with the aim of continuous news of update to Vietnamese reader. First News's Books always bring being careful of design among with good translation has perceived well preference from clients. We strongly believe with the name of "First News - Tri Viet ( Vietnamese's intellectural and knowledge ) will remind us to spreading innovative ideas and messenger of new information to Vietnamese reader. That's is the reason why First News - Tri Viet has receive pleased welcome from publishing industry in Vietnam. Vision : Tri Viet would like to create the best supplier in publishing industry in Vietnam, and want to bring knowledge from all over the world to build up Vietnamese intelligence. First News - Tri Viet with many field of product, such as : Music books, culture books, arts, science and technology books, foreign language, healthcare, business as well as the self-help,...etc 2 SITUATION ANALYSIS With the campaign of :"We Want Books" which have facing with the biggest challenges from address the lack of awareness...
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...Introduction Bangladesh has repeatedly experimented with decentralization in the post-colonial and post- independence period. Every successive regime between 1957 and 2001 attempted to reform the local government structure. The induction of local government, however, failed to ensure access and participation to the poor. The absence of tangible rewards for participating in local affairs often resulted in apathy and frustration to the villagers. The main concern of this essay is to evaluate the process of decentralization that took place under different regime in Bangladesh and analyze to what extent decentralization has been ensured. 1In some countries, the local extensions of the central government, and in others, traditional local power structures utilized for supporting field administration, have been misconstrued as being equivalent to local government. At times local government has been mistakenly considered an insignificant segment of the government. However, in industrialized countries, the number of civil servants at the local level is much larger than is commonly believed. In the United States, for example, there are four times as many local government employees as federal employees; even in a developing country, like India, the number of local level employees is as high as 40 percent that of federal employees With a view to avoiding confusion, it is better to differentiate ‘local government’ from ‘local politics’ and ‘local administration’. Local politics is a wider...
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...Holy Cross of Davao College Sta. Ana Avenue, Davao City A Feasibility Study of Putting up an Herb Sago Manufacturing At Obrero St. Davao City A Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of Business Administration In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement in FM-E4/MM-E4 Submitted By: Calzada, Liza D. Cutab, Jean L. Guinita, Marjea G. Masillones, Maita Lou L. Mayon, Roselie Ann B. Olea, Charlemagne C. October 2013 TABLE OF CONTENT * Acknowledgement * Executive Summary * Project Background * Company Description * Distinctive Skills * Uniqueness * Protection * Management and Personnel Feasibility * Personnel * Organizational Chart * Salary and Benefits * Pro-Forma Contract * Management Proposal * Theory Y * Facilities * Manpower * Services * Seminar * General Company Policies * Systems and Forms Design * SSS form R-1 * Request Form to Leave * Leave Application Form * PhilHealth CF1 Form * NBI Application for Employment Form * Members Data Form (MDF) * Marketing Feasibility Summary * Marketing Description * Demand * Demand Figure Data * Projected Demand Figures * Supply * Supply Figure Data * Projected Supply Figure * Demand and Supply Analysis * Demand and Supply Figure * General Marketing Practices ...
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...diehards. He watched a young woman hurtle down the steep slope, poles and powder flying. He carefully adjusted his goggles. He hadn’t said much to his best friend, Karl, during their 10-minute ride together. Alan was feeling reflective. What was he going to do with his life now that some exciting new possibilities had opened up? People think it’s miserable to have no options, he thought, but in a way, it’s more stressful to have too many. Three-quarters of the way up the mountain, the strengthening wind gently rocked the chair. Karl pulled out the trail map and pointed a gloved finger at one of the black-diamond runs. “The A HBR’s cases, which are fictional, present common managerial dilemmas and offer concrete solutions from experts. hbr.org | January 2008 | Harvard Business Review 29 LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY | HBR CASE STUDY | How to Change the World Couloir Noir is the one on the right,” he said. “What do you think?” Alan and Karl shared a passion for moguls. Alan had been a Division 1 skier in college, and Karl, who’d grown up in Kitzbühel, Austria, had once entertained Olympic dreams. They had never explored this particular resort on any of their New Year’s trips to the slopes of the Rockies. Alan looked up at the steep, narrow run snaking off through the pine trees. He nodded toward another one – the Dragon Chute, which started as a drop over a cliff and then spread out into a powdery bowl. “I like the look of that one, too,” he said. They...
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...Final Project: Generative Boards and the Technology of Participation Shane Engel Lead 510 Board Management Prof. Liz Shear University of San Diego Board Development Plan: Mission Center of HOPE "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” - Jesus of Nazareth Jesus of Nazareth called everyone to be like children, to humble themselves and change. It is simplistic in its call, but profound in its meaning. To be like a child means that you are teachable, thirsty for knowledge, non-threatened, free from power or position, quick to forgive, flexible, easy to change, humble and free to explore. The same can said of a board member working out of a “generative mindset.” A child like heart is inquisitive, pure and full of wonder. Give a child a kaleidoscope and they are immediately fascinated, filled with wonder and amazement. Creating a dynamic governing board can and should be filled with this same type of humility, wonder and excitement that is bound in the heart of a child. This paper seeks to define and explore the ways generative governance can instill a greater sense of purpose, a child like wonder, humility and learning into our organizations today. These principles of generative thinking will be applied to the Mission Center of HOPE...
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...Organizational Leadership and Interprofesional Team Development David Beck Western Governors University Organizational Leadership and Interprofesional Team Development Patient Family Centered Care Organization Practice Setting Currently I have the privilege to work for the largest Not-for-Profit healthcare system in Texas. Memorial Hermann Health System is more than a hospital system, we are designed to be a healthcare delivery model, incorporating affiliated physicians with care delivery hospitals, effortlessly working together with one goal in mind, the goal of advancing health. By setting our focus on evidence based medicine, the constant pursuit of healthcare quality, and patient safety, Memorial Hermann Health System has been recognized as a national and regional leader in quality healthcare. As an integrated healthcare system, Memorial Hermann has surrounded the city of Houston with 12 acute care hospitals, three heart and vascular hospitals, a neuroscience institute, two sports medicine institute locations, a chemical dependency treatment center, a home health agency, a retirement community, a nursing home, several surgical, and cancer centers. Working in conjunction with our physician network Memorial Hermann also offers local employers with health solutions and health benefits through its wholly owned insurance company. (Memorial Hermann Houston Hospital, Institutes & Centers, n.d.) Within this vary large framework of a healthcare system, I work within one of...
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...important information not only to the student but also to the faculties and staff of University of Mindanao on how they address the impact of having conducive environment to the particular student. In the process of continuous learning, learning environment plays important rule in nurturing student to become a better citizen in this world. Since, we are prone in the digital period with high-tech facilities and equipment. We are obliged to take the challenge of learning as our first priority to develop as an individual. The first learning experiences in school create a foundation for successful reading by fostering favorable impression of what is to be derived from the book and language use. Programs should also accommodate children’s varied stages of social and intellectual development. Research has shown that children with rich experiential and language backgrounds are better prepared for beginning reading than children who lack such background (Grolier Encyclopedia, 1995). Choosing capable workstations acoustically sound cork bulletin boards, and other classroom furniture, as well as considering different ways to think of and use space and student desk layout and being alert to ambiance in your classroom environment, can all contribute to, or distract from, student motivation and learning. Consider flexible classroom design layouts. Contemporary education accommodates both individual learning and learning in small groups,...
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...Tables of Contents List of Tables (Optional) List of Figures (Optional) Abstract (LINE AND SPACING, STRAIGHTEN UP IDEAS) The evolution of technology is now evolving rapidly. Businesses today are now adapting to the evolution of technology, mostly on their transaction processing and for advertisement. The developers gathered data on how to apply a computerized transaction processing system to a hotel that is in need of it. The data gathering pointed the developers to Villa Valera Hotel Resort and Lodging, an establishment that was founded by Mr. Rufino Valera in 1989, an accounting graduate from De Lasale University that always wanted to own a Hotel Resort due to its high income and would serve good to his community. After conducting an interview with the Hotel Resort’s manager Mr. Jerry Gonzaga the proponent came down with a result that their manual reservation and billing system had flaws and prone to a lot of errors that a computerized transaction processing system could eliminate, This would potentially increase the businesses efficiency in that matter. Advertisement is one more factor that the developers would like to focus on to, nowadays all advertisement from top businesses are coming from the internet due to the fact that most people today are always connected to the internet via their smart phones and computers. The developers will create a website that will have an online reservation feature and virtual tour to encourage more potential customer to help the growth...
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...INTRODUCTION Internal communication is significant in any organization because it is the building block of the organizational culture. The organizational culture is the atmosphere of the organization based on its values, mission and work processes. When every member of the organization holds the same values, understands the work policies and procedures in the same way, and is focused on the same mission, the organizational culture promotes much more effective use of resources then under a culture that is more diffuse in its interpretation. Within the non-governmental community, internal communication and its effects on organizational culture is just as important as in the corporate sector, perhaps even more so. Just because your organization has what you believe to be a clear mission, based on basic values of human dignity and human rights, does not mean that all members of your organization interpret that mission and those values in the same manner. Modern understanding of internal communications is a field of its own and draws on the theory and practice of related professions, not least journalism, knowledge management, public relations (e.g., media relations), marketing and human resources, as well as wider organizational studies, communication theory, social psychology, sociology and political science. Successful businesses of all sizes have developed a workforce that understands the mission, goals, values, processes and procedures of the company. This understanding is...
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...reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Ashridge and IBLF. ISBN 978-0-903542-85-2 Ashridge Business School http://www.ashridge.org.uk CONTENTS 1 4 7 7 12 12 17 22 27 28 28 29 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION LEADERSHIP IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD A different perspective: reframing the business leader’s role and purpose LEADERSHIP ROLES OLD AND NEW A familiar leadership role: leading change and innovation across the business A new leadership role: leading change beyond business boundaries HOW CAN THIS TREND BE ACCELERATED? IMPLICATIONS FOR THINKING ABOUT BUSINESS LEADERSHIP CONCLUSIONS NEXT STEPS POST-SCRIPT: HOW IS BUSINESS LEADERSHIP BEING REFRAMED? Ashridge Business School http://www.ashridge.org.uk EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In November 2010, to big fanfare at Unilever’s London headquarters, chief executive Paul Polman boldly articulated a new strategy. The world’s third biggest consumer goods company would double the size of its business, he said, by channelling its efforts toward achieving...
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...1 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RAILWAY BUDGET 2014-15 Thrust 1. Safety 2. Project Delivery 3. Passenger Amenities/Services with focus on food services & on cleanliness, sanitation, toilets 4. Financial Discipline 5. Resource Mobilization 6. IT Initiatives 7. Transparency & System Improvements. Major Challenges facing the Railway System _ Vast tracts of hinterland waiting for rail connectivity. _ Railways expected to earn like a commercial enterprise but serve like a welfare organization. _ Railways carry Social Service Obligation of more than Rs 20,000 cr by carrying services below cost. This is nearly 16.6% of GTR and is almost half of Railways’ Plan Outlay under budgetary sources. _ Surplus revenues declining; Hardly any adequate resources for its development works. _ Tariff policy adopted lacked rational approach; passenger fares kept lower than costs; loss per passenger kilometer increased from 10 Paise per Km in 2000-01 to 23 Paise in 2012-13. _ ‘Decade of Golden Dilemma’ – choosing between commercial and social viability. _ Share of Railways in freight traffic coming down consistently. _ Rs 5 lakh crore required for ongoing projects alone. _ Focus so far in sanctioning more and more projects with inadequate prioritization rather than completing them; Of the 674 projects worth Rs 1,57,883 cr sanctioned in the last 30 years, only 317 could be completed. Completing the balance requires Rs 1,82,000 cr. _ Most of Gross Traffic Receipts is spent on fuel...
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