...Grade Point Annihilation It has come to that point where I am willing to sell my organs to raise my class rank. All throughout high school, competition to see who is in the top five or top ten percent of the class has elevated. While the high school ranking system may be a good predictor of your college rank, it foresees your overall academic achievement. Many school districts all around the country have left behind the tradition of class ranks and moved on. Yet, why does Fort Bend ISD still hold on to these old attachments? Mr. Dupre, I believe every student has the potential to shine before his or her classmates and make a mark on the world individually. Therefore, students should not be assigned a class rank among their peers. To fully grasp the concept of class ranks, you must put yourself in the shoes of a high-schooler. I know you must be saying to yourself- “Why do I have to do this? I have already been through high school and experienced it for myself.” Once becoming a successful superintendent, going back to eight hours of school, five days a week, is not your number one priority at the moment. As a matter of fact, your doubt on this situation is the perfect way to fully understand how high school works on our generation. Many students, AP or not, can tell you that the...
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...Nov 3, 2010 Jack Nelson's Problem An article for Human Resources Management course, Gary Dessler 12/e, page: 52 1st Question: What do you think is causing some of the problems in the bank’s home office and branches? - There is not any communication between branch supervisors, home offices, and other branches. The supervisor employ their own employee without any communication with the main branch. The major problem is high employee turnover, actually there can be many reason for turnover, however in the text this is a result of when an employee would be hired, they would be resign another employee. In additionally, Ruth Johnson has been working in a home office for two months, howeever she does not know what the machine called she used and what it did. That means, there is not any HR to asist her about that machine. 2nd Question: Do you think setting up an HR unit in the main office would help? - Setting up an HR unit in the main office would help the managers. Through the HR unit the bank can employ the educated bankers and reduce turnover ratios. I mean, because of HR unit will work for supervisors’ and line managers’ needs, the employee which apply the job probably educated by HR unit about the which machine or computer software does he/ she have to. As a result of HR unit, turnovers decrase and efficiency increases in the bank. 3rd Question: What specific functions should an HR unit carry out? What HR functions would then be carried out by supervisors...
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... Miami, FL HOW JROTC DIFFERS FROM OTHER HIGH SCHOOL COURSES The Code of Federal Regulations states that JROTC is "designed for physically fit citizens attending participating schools. In public schools, JROTC is usually an elective course with membership limited to US citizens and legal foreign nationals, those who will graduate with their 9th grade cohort, and have not experienced an out of school suspension during the preceding six-month period. Often, students who participate for one year receive credit in lieu of a physical education class. Students who excel in the first year of JROTC can apply for a second year. Most schools offer three to four years of JROTC training. Boarding schools or (pre-college) military schools may offer JROTC programs, with some requiring participation as a condition for acceptance to the school. Some public military schools mandate JROTC as a class for all grade levels, and have a curriculum that includes military history, military protocol, civics and physical fitness. Chicago has six public military academies, more than any other city and one-third of all in the country. A Marine Corps JROTC unit in Hendersonville, Tennessee. The JROTC program stresses military discipline, with a curriculum that emphasizes study of military science and military history. Cadets typically wear...
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...group) → positioning Wants a large school that’s affordable with a lot of major choices On what basis can a market be segmented? Demographics Age Income Gender Education Occupation Segmentation by Demographics – Meets the needs of child and parent Psychographics AIO (attitudes, interests and opinions) VALS II PRIZM Lifestyle Market Analyst Personality Products consumed Bases for Segmenting (cont.) Product benefits (benefit segmentation) Based on benefits people seek in a product Ex. Cars – economy, basic transportation, status Family buying behavior and decision-making Initiator, evaluator, decision-maker, purchaser, etc. Product usage patterns Owner Psychographics: active, affluent, and educated, embrace technology, shy away from conventional status symbols Owners view the Saab as dynamic, distinctively styled, high performance, and safe Copy: Saab is functional and can be used to transport an object bought on impulse; rear seat folds down and the Saab has 46 cubic feet of cargo space Heavy, medium, or light users Benefit of Enjoyment Goal: Reconnect people to the feeling of drinking a Coca-Cola; associate life’s good experiences with the brand...
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...Social Stratification Social Stratification-‐ a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy. 1. Social stratification is a trait of society, not simply a reflection of individual differences. • Children born into wealthy families are more likely than children born in poverty to experience good healthy, achieve academically, succeed in life’s work and live a long life. 2. Social stratification persists over generations. • To see stratification as a trait of society rather than one of individuals, we need to only look at how inequality persists along generations. In all societies, parents pass their social position on to their children. • Social Mobility-‐ change in one’s position in the social hierarchy. 3. Social stratification is universal but variable. • In some societies, inequality is mostly a matter of prestige; in others, wealth or power...
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...Modern day elementary school children who are placed into the same classroom, all learn the same lesson together. The method of separating children in rows based on their rank, and then having to teach the rows all different lessons depending on how advanced they are, does not seem like it would work too well with small children. Further separating children based on their parents’ behavior is not heard of within classrooms, just the behavior of a child is what is looked at. Foucault writes, “…they mark places and indicate values; they guarantee the obedience of individuals, but also a better economy of time and gesture” (Foucault, p. 343), discipline is established and creates spaces that are functional when ranks and places are organized. In creating separate spaces for young students, there would not be a better economy of time. A lesson that could be taught to the entire class would be split up into different lessons that have to cater to each row of children, which would be time consuming. Instead, in modern day elementary schools, students receive individual attention depending on their abilities in a different way. Children who are more advanced are in special programs that take place outside the classroom, such as the Gifted and Talented program. Children...
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...[pic] Porter’s Diamond Analysis of Spain (Topic 8) Manuel Gall 6 Elboden Street 7004 South Hobart mrgatt@postoffice.utas.edu.au Strategic Management University of Tasmania Dr. Dallas Hanson Submitted on October 23, 2012 Introduction: Porter (1990) raised the question: “Why does a nation become home base for successful international competitors in an industry?” According to porter’s diamond, the answer lies in four elements, namely the factor conditions, the demand conditions, the related & supporting industries and in the context for firm strategy and rivalry (Fisher, Hughes, Griffin & Pustay 2009). These four factors interact in a self-reinforcing system that essentially determine a nation’s international competitiveness. This theory can be classified as a hybrid between the classical country-based trade theories[1] that emphasise the country’s factor endowments and the more modern firm-based theories[2] that focus on the action of individual companies (Fisher et al 2006). Spain is ranked as 36th out of 144 countries in the actual WEF[3] Global Competitive Report (2012). Thus, it is classified as innovation-driven economy that has reached highest development stage. However, the recent financial crisis has hit Spain, that suffers since years under a structural deficit, on the wrong foot (OECD[4], 2010). As a consequence, Spain recently has had trouble to finance its debt over private capital markets and is dependent...
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...Robbie Gutierrez English 102 04/18/13 Road to Success Once, the American educational system was viewed as the best in the world. Other countries would study our methods and try to copy them in their own countries. Today the American education system is no longer the best in the world. With decreasing test scores and poor academic achievement, people have questioned why there have not been any changes in our education system. It’s important for the upcoming generation to get an education and take back the number one rank in public education. It should be the major concern for this country, because children are the future of this country. Other industrialized countries are ranking higher in test standardized test scores compared to the U.S. Because the educational systems of other countries are better than ours, we could learn from their educational successes. The United States could benefit from implementing three things; better teacher training, emphasis math & science, and create a system of academic student tracking. America is the land of the free and the land of many opportunities. It’s a place where many people from around the world come to have a better life. America has many opportunities to offer, but it lacks on one thing, a comprehensive education system. Each year America is falling behind other countries and it’s getting worse as time goes on. The only thing we were number one in is having the most medals in the London Olympics. Furthermore, in a...
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...Diabetes patients overview in India *source: http://mdrf-eprints.in/90/1/Epidemiology_of_type_2.pdf Top Companies in the Anti-Diabetics Segment value viz.(Rs.) RANK COMPANY MAT 02/2012 VALUE (Cr.) 3,703 492 304 224 183 MKT SHARE% 100 17.9 11.1 8.2 6.7 VALUE GROWTH% 23.2 18 22 24 15 Anti-Diabetic 1. 2. 3. 4. ABBOTT USV SANOFI-AVENTIS SUN 5. ELI LILLY 114 4.2 11 Top Selling Brands in the Anti-Diabetics Segment value viz. (Rs.) RANK BRAND COMPANY THERAPEUTIC CLASS Insulin MAT 02/2012 VALUE(Cr.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. HUMAN MIXTARD 30/70 LANTUS GLYCOMET-GP NOVOMIX 30 GALVUS MET ABBOTT S.A. USV ABBOTT NOVARTIS 226 105 101 96 72 Insulin Glimep.+met. Insulin Vildagliptin+met. Top performing brands of IPM in antidiabetics category (Unit Viz.) RANK BRAND COMPANY THERAPEUTIC CLASS Glimep.+met. MAT 02/2012 units (Lac.) 460 1. GLYNASE-MF USV USV 2. 3. 4. 5. GLYCOMET DAONIL GLYCIPHAGE GLUCORED Glimep.+met Glibenclamide Metformine Glibenclamide+met. 408 311 281 268 S.A. F-I SUN Top performing combinations in oral antidiabetics category (Value Viz.in Rs.Cr.) RANK DRUGS & COMBINATION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. GLIM.+MET. DPP4 INHI. & COMB. PIOGLI.+MET.+GLIM. GLIMEPRIDE METFORMIN MAT02/2008 157.62 0.00 80.04 135.89 102.25 MATMATMATMAT02/2009 02/2010 02/2011 02/2012 217.80 15.40 115.61 153.87 122.42 307.46 103.23 167.95 176.78 149.63 417.66 210.31 232.90 203.39 177.54 567.43 373.58 324.22 226.03 211...
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...winnow bad evidence from good. Much of the challenge is in knowing what quantitative analysis to generate in the first place. Suppose you are a new capital-budgeting analyst for a company considering investments in the eight projects listed in Exhibit 1. The chief financial officer of your company has asked you to rank the projects and recommend the “four best” that the company should accept. In this assignment, only the quantitative considerations are relevant. No other project characteristics are deciding factors in the selection, except that management has determined that projects 7 and 8 are mutually exclusive. All the projects require the same initial investment, $2 million. Moreover, all are believed to be of the same risk class. The firm’s weighted average cost of capital has never been estimated. In the past, analysts have simply assumed that 10% was an appropriate discount rate (although certain officers of the company have recently asserted that the discount rate should be much higher). To stimulate your analysis, consider the following questions: 1. Can you rank the projects simply by inspecting the cash flows? 2. What criteria might you use to rank the projects? Which quantitative ranking methods are better? Why? 3. What is the ranking you found by using quantitative methods? Does this ranking differ from the ranking obtained by simple inspection of the cash flows? 4. What kinds of real investment projects have cash flows similar...
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...retailers and the inefficiency of distribution channels, internal logistical problem and retail shrinkage, while unorganized retailers see organized retailing as their major challenge, followed by cost of operation, logistical problems, competition between other kirana retailers and inefficient distribution channels. It was also found that organized retailers see Bangalore‟s growing middle class as their greatest opportunity followed by large number of earning youth customers, Bangalore having people from all over India, proportionate increase in spending with earnings and India‟s booming economy, while the kirana retailers see Bangalore having people from all over India as their biggest opportunity, followed by Bangalore‟s growing middle class, India‟s booming economy, large number of educational institutions in Bangalore and proportionate increase in spending with earnings. Thus, the study found that the major challenges as well as opportunities of organized and unorganized retail are almost the same. This means that mitigating the challenges and leveraging on the opportunities could benefit both sectors. Keywords: retailing, organized and unorganized retailing, competition, distribution channels, logistics, retail shrinkage, cost of operation. *Mihir Dash, School of Business, Alliance UniversityChikkahagade Cross, Chandapura-Anekal Road,Anekal, Bangalore-562106e-mail: mihirda@rediffmail.com, M:...
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...words ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- A.C. 1.1 - Discuss the concept of ethics in an organisational context Organisations conducting themselves ethically means behaving both fairly and honestly. Organisation need to consider the impact and fairness of their decisions. Ethics in an organisation is about how the organisation conducts itself as it goes about its daily business. Managers and leaders are typically aware of their duties and responsibilities. However ensuring they execute their functions in an ethical manner which demonstrates integrity and honesty is equally or arguably more important. If an organisation behaves ethically then the organisation benefits. The reputation of the organisation or profession can improve, it reduces the risk of misconduct which could damage the organisation’s reputation. Ethical behaviour in an organisation enables the retention of good staff and also attracts the right type of people and enables the recruitment of quality people. If an organisation or profession acts unethically this can result in a lack of public confidence. It can lead to distrust of the organisation and ultimately costs the organisation financially. Unethical behaviour can eventually lead to misconduct and ultimately unlawful behaviour if...
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...completely flat-lined. The United states, currently, ranks 25th in math, and 21st in science, but we are a world power? There are over 7000 drop-outs A DAY, with a drop-out being EIGHT TIMES more likely to go to prison. This, of course, isn’t all on the student. Effective principals and teachers account for 60% of a child’s success. If this keeps up, it is estimated that by 2020, 123 million high pay, high skill jobs will be available, but we will only have 50 million people qualified to work them. That’s a deficit of 73 million! 73 million is roughly the population of New York, Texas, and California COMBINED. Mississippi only has 3 million. It is obvious that now more than ever we need teachers, but there are plenty of other reasons to become a teacher. It's virtually impossible to be bored or with a job as challenging as teaching. Your brain is constantly engaged in creative ways as you work to solve a vast amount of daily problems that you've never faced before. Teachers are lifelong learners who love the chance to grow and evolve. Your students will also keep you young by keeping you updated on current events and technologies that are popular with their age group. This will help you avoid being one of those people who still doesn’t know how to charge their iPhone. Anybody who enters teaching solely for an easy schedule or carefree lifestyle will be immediately disappointed. Still, there are some benefits to working at a school. For one thing, if your children...
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...HR 434 Take Home Exam #1 1. What changes are occurring in the workforce relative to the kinds of work employees are performing? Before industrial mechanics, companies would spend up to 40% on pay and benefits for employees. With technology doing a majority of the manual labor, base pay costs and employment has declined dramatically. Now less than 20% of the workforce is doing manufacturing jobs. Now most of the workforce is in service related jobs. In contrast to manufacturing, the cost of labor compensation can be as high as 80% of revenue. Also, firms are reducing the employment ranks while increasing the responsibilities of the remaining staff. 2. Discuss what is meant by the term exempt employee and the various exemption criteria established for identifying this group of workers. An exempt employee is an employee who, because of his/her position duties, is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). "With few exceptions, to be exempt an employee must, be paid at least $23,600 per year and be paid on a salary basis, and also perform exempt job duties. "An employee who meets the salary level tests and also the salary basis tests is exempt only if he or she performs exempt job duties. These FLSA exemptions are limited to employees who perform relatively high-level work. Whether the duties of a particular job qualify as exempt depends on what they are. Job titles or position descriptions are of limited usefulness in this determination...
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...winnow good evidence from bad. Much of the challenge is knowing what quantitative analysis to generate in the first place. Suppose you are a new capital-budgeting analyst for a company considering investments in the eight projects listed in Exhibit 1. The chief financial officer of your company has asked you to rank the projects and recommend the “four best” that the company should accept. In this assignment, only the quantitative considerations are relevant. No other project characteristics are deciding factors in the selection, except that management has determined that projects 7 and 8 are mutually exclusive. All the projects require the same initial investment, $2 million. Moreover, all are believed to be of the same risk class. The weighted-average cost of capital of the firm has never been estimated. In the past, analysts have simply assumed that 10 percent was an appropriate discount rate (although certain officers of the company have recently asserted that the discount rate should be much higher). This case was prepared by Professor Robert F. Bruner with the permission of Professor Gordon Donaldson, the author of an antecedent case. It was written as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. Copyright© 1988 by...
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