...Designing effective collaboration A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit Sponsored by Cisco Systems Designing effective collaboration Preface n early 2008 the Economist Intelligence Unit published a paper titled “The role of trust in business collaboration”, one of a several papers produced since 2006 as a part of ongoing research sponsored by Cisco Systems. The paper focused on the need for different levels of trust in different business environments. Although each of those environments was commonly deemed “collaborative”, there was in fact a distinct difference between the level of trust required and the degree of collaboration. More importantly, trust was shown to be a key success factor in collaboration. These findings may seem unsurprising on the surface, but they became far more notable when combined with other results from that research. Particularly, few “collaborations” were seen as completely successful, few people actually trust very highly many of the people with whom they work and the term “collaboration” is most often used today to describe activities that are, in fact, quite mundane. What happens, then, when companies are pursuing complex and ambitious collaborations with lofty aspirations like innovation, margins and returns to shareholders? Furthermore, how do companies collaborate successfully on such ventures in an increasingly global economy and when knowledge is at a premium? The Economist Intelligence Unit and Cisco decided to join forces...
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...Franco Modigliani Paper assignment Franko Modigliani was born in 1918 in Rome. He spent his childhood in Italy and finished Rome University with the degree of Doctor of Laws, in the same year he left Italy because of his Jewish origins and Antifascistic views. Firstly, he moved to France with his wives family and then moved to USA. He was an instructor of economics and statistics At Columbia University and Bard College from 1942 to 1944. In 1944 he also got degree of Doctor of social sciences at New School for Social Research. He defended his thesis for Doctor degree on the topic of “Liquidity Preference and the Theory of Interest and Money”, and was teaching there for a three years. This work was the first publication of Modigliani in English and, in his opinion, it was one of his main achievements. In 1946, he became a naturalized citizen of United states of America. After 1948 he joined University of Illinois, then Carnegie University (1950-1960), and North-Eastern University (1960-1962) afterwards. Since 1962, as a professor of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he continued he continued his researches in the field of Macroeconomics that he started before, especially Theory of Cash cylces. During these years, he begins study international financial and billing systems, consequences and methods of fighting with inflation, stabilization policy in open economies. Most widely known works of Modigliani was his works in various areas of finance. 1) Personal Finance ...
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...only consists of 60 - 80% of all my total parts. If the entire amount of unreleased volumes (and original music albums) that I have could be compared to the size of Planet Earth, then this Volume is practically the size of a small forest or a park... and that is a vast understatement. So, it's pretty fairly "big," yes, but I've got much, much more content to go through in creating fresh and exciting volumes! I'd like to give a special shout out to 'SuperiorX' and 'Garpocalypse.' There are several others, but these two specifically asked and inspired me to take on this endeavor a year ago and ever since then I've been working off and on with compiling all of my miscellaneous funk stems from various projects. In addition to incredible collab efforts, I have amazing, brand new, original material that I've been working on and although I'll admit that...
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...Vert who is also known as Green Heart is a goddess who protects Gamindustri and rules over Leanbox. When it comes to combat, she is a wielder of lances and spears. She mostly revolves around wind element attacks. She is capable of performing devastating area of effect and multi-hit attacks on her opponents especially when it comes her collab attacks with other people and goddesses of Gamindustri. However, she can utilize stat decreasing skills but support her allies with stat boosting skills. Outside of combat, she is a calm elegant lady but also a huge gamer. Compared to the other goddesses of Gamindustri, she rarely ever speaks as foul as White Heart, speaks loudly as Black Heart, and even act reckless as Purple Heart in her human form. Vert speaks more general and formal. She likes to mostly play MMO’s and even Adult rated games. Because other goddesses in Gamindustri have their sisters but she doesn’t, she wanted to have a little sister of her own. However, she is accompanied by the oracle of Leanbox, Chika which is like a sister to Vert....
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...HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS COURSE One of the beautiful things about science is that it allows us to go along, getting it wrong time after time, and feel perfectly fine as long as we learn something each time. No doubt, this can be difficult for students who are accustomed to getting the answers right. No doubt, reasonable levels of confidence and emotional resilience help, but I think scientific education might do more to ease what is a very big transition: from learning what other people once discovered to making your own discoveries. Martin A. Schwartz Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Biomedical Engineering Yale University Chemistry can be challenging, especially when you are asked to act more like a scientist; developing your own experiments and drawing conclusions from the data you gather rather than following prescribed directions. You may not get the results you expected, and that is okay! This is how science works. General ways to be successful in the course can be found in the syllabus, and below are some details on what you can be doing before, during, and after lab to help you meet the course objectives and be successful in the course. PRIOR TO LAB Like any scientist, doing preliminary research is essential in developing methods for solving problems. We highly suggest you do some researching prior to planning, experimenting, and presenting, and have provided some resources that may help guide you in this process. * Prior to planning in...
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...My experiment was to make slime. Slime is a slippery, smooth, rubbery substance, that bounces, and sticks back together if it’s broken apart. It contains only 3 simple ingredients including Borax, glue and water. I did this expecting it would be quite simple, but I was wrong. I never even did it right once after 5 tries. After doing research about the materials I learned that the borax acts as a connector for the glue molecules. The glue molecules join together to form even larger molecules called polymers which result in a thickened gel, or slime. Up until I did the research, I figured that glue was already a bit like slime only much thinner. And the same way you would add flour to cookie dough that is too sticky or thin, adding borax would make it clump up more. The very first time I attempted making slime, I mixed less than half of a teaspoon of Borax into a teaspoon of glue, then added water. It was unsuccessful. It was too slippery and you could feel the Borax in it, meaning it didn’t mix well together. The second time I attempted, I did the same thing only added the glue into the Borax, which also didn’t mix very well. So I tried my 3rd and 4th trial a little differently by mixing water and glue the first time, slowing add Borax looking for the right amount. And mixing water and Borax adding small amounts of glue at a time the second time. Neither of them worked either. I think I had the right idea with adding water to only one of the ingredients at a time, seeing how...
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...As the new academic year opens, Interface Computer College celebrated the Acquaintance Party where Interfacers witnessed a night of beauty and talents. It was held at the Multi-Purpose Hall July 16, 2011. The annual event gave all students the chance to get acquainted to their schoolmates and even to their instructors. It was highlighted by the presentation of school officials, faculty members and staffs where all ICC employees were introduced. It was a night where Interfacers also witnessed an intermission dance number from the newest bunch of ICC instructors. Raffle and gift items from Globe were also given to the lucky ICC students. The new batch of officers and advisers of the different school organizations were also presented, with their oath taking happening in front of the audience. Students showcased their craft and talents with the ICC Got Talent contest, won by Eugenio Bisnan, a 3rd year BSBA student, who treated the audience to a comedy act. Beautiful and handsome freshmen students filled the night with glitz and glamour with the most-anticipated Mr. and Ms. Freshmen competition. Nieson Naviamos and Julie Anne Cabalar stood out of all the lovely candidates that earned them the title Mr. and Ms. Freshmen 2011. First runner-up winners are Princewin Vino and Maricel Flores, while Richard Guittu and Sharmaine Robles won 2nd runner-up. The celebration also gave Interfacers the opportunity to relax, mingle and find new friends, as party-goers were delighted with...
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...Volume 17, 2014 ISSN: 2165-1019 Approved December 17, 2013 www.ala.org/aasl/slr Factors Affecting Students’ Information Literacy as They Transition from High School to College Jana Varlejs, Professor Emerita, Rutgers, 612 S. First Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904, 732846-6850 Eileen Stec, Instruction & Outreach Librarian, Douglass Library, Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, 848-932-5009 Hannah Kwon, PhD Student, Rutgers SC&I, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Abstract Despite the considerable attention paid to the need to increase the information literacy of high school students in preparation for the transition to college, poor research skills still seem to be the norm. To gain insight into the problem, library instruction environments of nineteen high schools were explored. The schools were selected based on whether their graduates did well or poorly on information-skills assignments integrated in a required first-year college course. The librarians in the nineteen schools were asked to characterize their working relationships with teachers, estimate their students’ information-literacy achievement, and provide data on their staffing and budgets. Findings suggest that school librarians are seldom in a position to adequately collaborate with teachers and that their opportunities to help students achieve information literacy are limited. Introduction The study reported in this paper was inspired by observations made by students in the Master’s in Library and Information Science...
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...Types of communications in business There are many types of communication in business. For this assignment, I will be briefly be talking about three things about three things about internal and external communication and how they are used within ASDA and I will be explaining in-depth on how they will work in the organisation. Furthermore, I will be talking about the types of communication used and explain it purposes for it. Internal communication Internal communication is when you share information within the organisation for a business purpose. Internal communication includes getting information, combined information together, clarifying problems and points and influencing action. For instance, internal communication within a company can take place through speech, telephone, electronic mail and computer networks. It is ones of the fastest growing disciplines within our organisations. This is made in use when you are communication with employees and the management. This communication ensures people are committed to obtain a ground-breaking business outcome. There are many ways of internal communication, but I will only be talking about three ways. Face to face communication In ASDA, face-to-face communication is mostly effective when you are trying to say something instead of sending back and forth emails within the organisation. One easy five minutes face-to-face communication can easily give out the information you are trying to convey with your colleagues. Talking...
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...Collaboration Assessment Guide Please complete this guide and submit it with your evidence to S1 Collaboration Assessment Guide, depending on which segment of the course you are completing.Complete part 1 at the beginning of the activity. Complete parts 2 through 5 once the activity is complete. Part 1: Pre-Collaboration Planning Use this worksheet to help you plan and organize your team for your Collaboration requirement. You should work in a group of two to five members to complete your collaborative activity. I will collaborate to complete the assessment on the topic Political cartoon “Free woal Coats”____________________. Team Members Information | Team Member Names | Role(s) in Project | Email | Instructor Name | My Name: Lana Saeed | Agree with the taxes. | Lana.sameh@hotmail.com | Rebekah Maggio | Partner: Rachel Nunez | Agree with the taxes. | rnunez1998@seminole.flvs.net | Rebekah Maggio | Partner: Brianna Shafer | Agree with the taxes. | brianna7498@seminole.flvs.net | Rebekah Maggio | Collaboration Project Planning 1. Divide the following tasks between members of the team. Your responsibilities in this assignment will include: * ___Lana Saeed_________________ Organizes overall project * ____Rachel Nunez________________ Coordinates communication * __Brianna Shafer________________ Composes writing elements of project * _Rachel & Lana___________________ Locates research information needed for project * ___Lana...
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...Globalisation has brought with it changes that affect almost every aspect of people’s lives. One such change is the result of the growing tendency to culture merger. People from all strata of life from different countries all over the world enjoy the same movies, television shows, food and fashion. The global village ushered in by Marshal McLuhan has not only become a contemporary reality but seems to have demolished all frontiers, not only between countries but also between cultures and so national cultures which give form to national identity have been absorbed in one global culture resulting in the loss of individual national identity. Various debates on whether globalisation improves cultural diversity or else makes this diversity uniform are very much on the agenda. Culture distinguishes one country from another. It links people to places in a number of ways. These links include religion, dress, food, or the media. The latter serves also as a means for advertising different cultures around the world. One may easily claim that, due to the increasing interpenetration happening in our world, national cultures are becoming diluted and homogenised into one huge global culture. The term ‘interpenetration’ refers to the “distant cultures... come[ing] face to face with each other at a local level...” (Cochrane & Pain, 2004, p.16). The globalisation of culture is just one way in which globalisation manifests itself. Globalisation can be summarised as the force that covers...
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...Managing New Product Development Teams Topic: Managing New Product Development Teams CASE STUDY W/QUESTIONS (MUST ANSWER ALL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS) Skullcandy: Developing Extreme Headphones1 In 2001, Rick Alden was riding up a ski lift and listening to music on an MP3 player when he heard his phone ringing, muffled in the pocket of his ski jacket. He fumbled around with his gloved hands, trying to get to the phone before it stopped ringing, and at that moment he thought “ why not have headphones that connect to both a cell phone and an MP3 player?” 2 In January of 2002 he had his first prototype built by a Chinese manufacturer, and by January of 2003 he launched his company, Skullcandy. 3 Building an Action Sports Brand Alden had an extensive background in the snowboarding industry, having previ-ously founded National Snowboard Incorporated ( one of the first companies to promote snowboarding) and having developed and marketed his own line of snowboard bindings. His father, Paul Alden, had played many roles in the indus-try, including serving as the president of the North American Snowboard Association, which helped open up ski resorts to snowboarders. His brother, David Alden, had been a professional snowboarder for Burton, and a sales repre-sentative for several snowboard lines. Thus when Alden began creating an image and brand for the headphones, it only made sense to create a brand that would have the kind of dynamic edginess that would attract snowboarders and skate-boarders...
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...Replace this file with prentcsmacro.sty for your meeting, or with entcsmacro.sty for your meeting. Both can be found at the ENTCS Macro Home Page. An Example Paper My Name 1,2 My Department My University My City, My Country My Co-author 3 My Co-author’s Department My Co-author’s University My Co-author’s City, My Co-author’s Country Abstract This is a short example to show the basics of using the ENTCS style macro files. Ample examples of how files should look may be found among the published volumes of the series at the ENTCS Home Page http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/entcs. Key words: Please list keywords from your paper here, separated by commas. 1 Introduction This short note provides a guide to using the ENTCS macro package for preparing papers for publication in your conference Proceedings. The Proceedings may be printed and hard copies distributed to participants at the meeting; this is an option to Conference Organizers may choose to exercise. The Proceedings also will be par of a volume in the series Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science (ENTCS), which is published under the auspices of Elsevier Science B. V., the publishers of Theoretical Computer Science. It’s home page is http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/entcs The ENTCS macro package consists of two files: entcs.cls, the basic style file, and 1 2 3 Thanks to everyone who should be thanked Email: myuserid@mydept.myinst.myedu Email: couserid@codept.coinst.coedu c 2003 Published by Elsevier...
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...Replace this file with prentcsmacro.sty for your meeting, or with entcsmacro.sty for your meeting. Both can be found at the ENTCS Macro Home Page. An Example Paper My Name 1,2 My Department My University My City, My Country My Co-author 3 My Co-author’s Department My Co-author’s University My Co-author’s City, My Co-author’s Country Abstract This is a short example to show the basics of using the ENTCS style macro files. Ample examples of how files should look may be found among the published volumes of the series at the ENTCS Home Page http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/entcs. Key words: Please list keywords from your paper here, separated by commas. 1 Introduction This short note provides a guide to using the ENTCS macro package for preparing papers for publication in your conference Proceedings. The Proceedings may be printed and hard copies distributed to participants at the meeting; this is an option to Conference Organizers may choose to exercise. The Proceedings also will be par of a volume in the series Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science (ENTCS), which is published under the auspices of Elsevier Science B. V., the publishers of Theoretical Computer Science. It’s home page is http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/entcs The ENTCS macro package consists of two files: entcs.cls, the basic style file, and 1 2 3 Thanks to everyone who should be thanked Email: myuserid@mydept.myinst.myedu Email: couserid@codept.coinst.coedu c 2003...
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...Replace this file with prentcsmacro.sty for your meeting, or with entcsmacro.sty for your meeting. Both can be found at the ENTCS Macro Home Page. An Example Paper My Name 1,2 My Department My University My City, My Country My Co-author 3 My Co-author’s Department My Co-author’s University My Co-author’s City, My Co-author’s Country Abstract This is a short example to show the basics of using the ENTCS style macro files. Ample examples of how files should look may be found among the published volumes of the series at the ENTCS Home Page http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/entcs. Key words: Please list keywords from your paper here, separated by commas. 1 Introduction This short note provides a guide to using the ENTCS macro package for preparing papers for publication in your conference Proceedings. The Proceedings may be printed and hard copies distributed to participants at the meeting; this is an option to Conference Organizers may choose to exercise. The Proceedings also will be par of a volume in the series Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science (ENTCS), which is published under the auspices of Elsevier Science B. V., the publishers of Theoretical Computer Science. It’s home page is http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/entcs The ENTCS macro package consists of two files: entcs.cls, the basic style file, and 1 2 3 Thanks to everyone who should be thanked Email: myuserid@mydept.myinst.myedu Email: couserid@codept.coinst.coedu c 2003...
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