...Critique Of The Research Article: Perspectives Of Hospital-Based Nurses On Breastfeeding Initiation Best Practices In: Other Topics Critique Of The Research Article: Perspectives Of Hospital-Based Nurses On Breastfeeding Initiation Best Practices Running head: CRITIQUE OF THE RESEARCH ARTICLE: PERSPECTIVES OF Critique of the Research Article: Perspectives of Hospital-Based Nurses on Breastfeeding Initiation Best Practices Kimberly Baird Grand Canyon University Intro. To Nursing Research NRS-433V April 21, 2011 Critique of the Research Article: Perspectives of Hospital-Based Nurses on Breastfeeding Initiation Best Practices The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the differences in breastfeeding knowledge and the implementation of breastfeeding by registered nurses in the postpartum units and the hospital policies, both formal and informal, related to the implementation and support of breastfeeding. Human milk is accepted as the ideal food source for infants for the first 6 months of life. Breastfeeding is then encouraged as a supplement to other foods until the child is 12 months of age and beyond. Both The Academy of Pediatrics and the International Lactation Consultant Association support these recommendations. CDC statistics report that in 2006 73.9% of women breastfed in the early postpartum period. This drops to 33.1% of those that are exclusively breastfeeding at 3 months of age and then drops again to 13.6% exclusively breastfeeding...
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...collaborative practices into everyday actions * Understanding the benefits of business continuity planning and role of collaboration * The three-year period beginning with fiscal 2011 was positioned as the first phase of a new growth stage towards 2020. In order to transform major changes in the business environment into growth opportunities, the Aeon Group identified the shift to Asian markets, the shift to urban markets, the shift to senior-oriented markets, and the shift to digital markets as four megatrends and made concentrated investments in these areas of strategic importance * Under the previous Medium-term Management Plan, the Group also undertook structural reforms in the GMS, shopping center development, and the financial services businesses in order to maximize its comprehensive capabilities and become an enterprise group capable of both high profitability and growth. Additionally, regional headquarters for Japan, China, and ASEAN were established along with a financial foundation to support Group growth. Organizing * Communication, at the right time * Problem solution approach * High ethical standards to earn the customer’s trust at all times Leading * Leadership qualities across the organisation * Acting decisively and ‘beyond training manuals to serve customers Controlling * Colleague empowerment to make the right judgement * Deep understanding of and demonstration of shared values, everyday Challenge face over the next five years ...
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...collaborative practices into everyday actions * Understanding the benefits of business continuity planning and role of collaboration * The three-year period beginning with fiscal 2011 was positioned as the first phase of a new growth stage towards 2020. In order to transform major changes in the business environment into growth opportunities, the Aeon Group identified the shift to Asian markets, the shift to urban markets, the shift to senior-oriented markets, and the shift to digital markets as four megatrends and made concentrated investments in these areas of strategic importance * Under the previous Medium-term Management Plan, the Group also undertook structural reforms in the GMS, shopping center development, and the financial services businesses in order to maximize its comprehensive capabilities and become an enterprise group capable of both high profitability and growth. Additionally, regional headquarters for Japan, China, and ASEAN were established along with a financial foundation to support Group growth. Organizing * Communication, at the right time * Problem solution approach * High ethical standards to earn the customer’s trust at all times Leading * Leadership qualities across the organisation * Acting decisively and ‘beyond training manuals to serve customers Controlling * Colleague empowerment to make the right judgement * Deep understanding of and demonstration of shared values, everyday Challenge face over the next five...
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...MEGATRENDS UNDERPINNING TOURISM TO 2020 Analysis of key drivers for change Larry Dwyer, Deborah Edwards, Nina Mistilis, Carolina Roman, Noel Scott and Chris Cooper Analysis of Key Drivers for Change Technical Reports The technical report series present data and its analysis, meta-studies and conceptual studies, and are considered to be of value to industry, government and researchers. Unlike the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre’s Monograph series, these reports have not been subjected to an external peer review process. As such, the scientific accuracy and merit of the research reported here is the responsibility of the authors, who should be contacted for clarification of any content. Author contact details are at the back of this report. National Library of Australia Cataloguing in Publication Data Dwyer, Larry. Megatrends underpinning tourism to 2020: analysis of key drivers for change. Bibliography. ISBN 9781920965525. 1. Tourism - Economic aspects - Australia. 2. Tourism - Social aspects - Australia. 3. Tourism - Political aspects - Australia. 4. Tourism - Environmental aspects - Australia. 5. Tourism - Australia. I. Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism. II. Title. 338.47910994 Copyright © CRC for Sustainable Tourism Pty Ltd 2008 All rights reserved. Apart from fair dealing for the purposes of study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part of this book may be reproduced by any process without...
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...McKinsey on Chemicals Number 3, Winter 2011 4 22 40 Chemicals’ changing competitive landscape Innovation in chemicals: An interview with Dow Corning’s Stephanie Burns and Gregg Zank Improving pricing and sales execution in chemicals 10 32 46 A capital-markets perspective on chemical-industry performance Capturing the lean energy opportunity in chemical manufacturing Kick-starting organic growth McKinsey on Chemicals is written Editorial Board: Florian Budde, Copyright © 2011 McKinsey & Company. by consultants in McKinsey’s global Philip Eykerman, Bob Frei, All rights reserved. chemicals practice together David Hunter, Tomas Koch, John Warner This publication is not intended to be with other McKinsey colleagues. Editor: David Hunter used as the basis for trading in the shares of any company or for undertaking This publication offers readers insights into value-creating strategies Art Direction: Veronica Belsuzarri, any other complex or significant financial and how to translate these Shoili Kanungo transaction without consulting strategies into company performance. Design Direction: Veronica Belsuzarri appropriate professional advisers. Design and Layout: Shoili Kanungo To send comments, request Editorial Production: Elizabeth No part of this publication may be copies, or to request permission to Brown, Heather Byer, Nadia Davis, copied or redistributed...
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...industrial productivity, affordable and personalized healthcare, and intelligent infrastructure solutions. The company’s vision is addressing the world’s toughest questions, many of them deriving from the four megatrends urbanization, demographic change, climate change, and globalization. Siemens values in which they have been following for more than a century are: Responsible, Excellent & Innovative. The principles related to “Responsible” serve as fundamental guidance for its business decisions. Siemens encourage business partners, suppliers and other stakeholders to adopt a similar standard of ethical behavior. Siemens is determined to meet, and wherever possible, exceed all legal and ethical requirements. Our responsibility is to conduct all business according to the highest professional and ethical standards and practices: There must be no tolerance for non-compliant behavior. Sustainability at Siemens is leading to profitable long-term growth and responsible value creation for the company. For Siemens, sustainability means acting responsibly on behalf of future generations to achieve economic, environmental and social progress: • For the environment, Siemens is providing innovative products and solutions to improve both its own eco balance and those of its customers and suppliers. • For business, Siemens is focusing on long-term value creation. • For the society, Siemens is developing its own employees and striving to be good citizens in all the communities in which...
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...Partner for Mutual Success, We Innovate with Passion, We Play to Win and We Brew a Better World. In 2008, Keurig made it to the Forbes ‘200 Best Small Companies’ list, but 2011 was the pioneer year. From January to September, sales rose over three hundred percent. This was due to their K-cup agreements with Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts (Badenhausen & Settimi, 2011). Today, the corporation is a leader in specialty coffee and coffee makers, and is known for its award-winning coffees, innovative Keurig Single Cup brewing technology, and publicly respectable business practices. Green Mountain supports local and global communities by “off-setting one hundred percent of its greenhouse gas emissions, investing in sustainably grown coffee and donation at least five percent of its pre-tan profits to social and environmental projects.” (Purpose, Mission & Values, 2013) The KeurigVue was introduced in 2012 as a plan to increase customer choices in brewing systems (The Keurig Story, 2013). The main initiatives of the Vue...
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...E.I Du Pont Nemours Principles of Management MGT 212 Nathan Butterbaugh December 2011 I. Purpose/Objective Through an in depth analysis of DuPont I plan on utilizing the principles and concepts studied throughout the textbook to break down the structure and provide a tangible valuation on how management works to stimulate the future growth of the company. With a tough several years embroiled in a downturned economy, a focus will be put on how DuPont has responded and adapted through its management style and implementation of strategies to maintain profitability and realign themselves with the market. II. Introduction/ History E. I. Du Pont De Nemours was founded in 1805 and was incorporated in Wilmington Delaware in 1915. The company first produced high-grade powder used in explosives. However, by the early 1900’s, the company shifted their focus to chemicals and energy to meet escalating needs by consumers and businesses. Today, DuPont is a world leader in science and innovation across a range of disciplines, including agriculture and industrial biotechnology, chemistry, biology, materials science and manufacturing. As of December 2010, according to the annual 10-K, DuPont employs over 60,000 people, amassed revenue of 322.7 billion with profits of just over 3 billion. The company has a diversified portfolio of business segments that range from seed production to auto paint-coatings...
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...domestic streaming, international streaming and domestic DVD. The domestic and international streaming segments derive revenues from monthly membership fees for services consisting solely of streaming content. In the United States, members can receive DVDs delivered quickly to their homes, which is an additional 5.7 million users and 32% of net income even though it is on rapid decline. The domestic streaming content membership is 39 million members versus the international which is 18 million. In today’s market, there are several risk factors that Netflix faces and needs to handle to be competitive in the future. Some of these risks are the high licensing costs for the content they host, high reliability on other sources for streaming to customers devices and the need to constantly improve and innovate their corporate strategies (Netflix, 2013). Netflix expansion activity has been aggressive; in 2010, Netflix launched in Canada and a year later expanded to Latin American and Caribbean markets. In 2012, Netflix launched into the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Nordics markets. In 2014 Netflix continues with strategic alliances with cable companies Atlantic Broadband, Comcast, Grande Communications, RCN and similar deals in Britain,...
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...MGT/521 February 13, 2012 Abstract Making the right choice when looking for a company to invest in can be difficult. Much of the change is due to the evolving business environments – more global competition, declining economy, faster technological change, and pressure to preserve the natural environment (Nickels, McHugh, & McHugh, 2010). In today’s economy it is important to look at many aspects of a company and see how they handle the economic trends and market change. By looking into the company’s strategic and tactical goals, investors can make informed decisions on whether to invest in the company or not. The investor also will get an inside look to the company’s longevity on a global scale. Business Analysis Part III The next segment in conducting a business analysis is reviewing strategic initiatives of a Fortune 500 company facing the recent economic trends and adapting to changing markets. A major part of the United States’ business success is due to an economic and social climate. Global economics and global politics also have a major influence on businesses in the United States (Nickels, McHugh, & McHugh, 2010). The recession of 2008 and the ever changing trends have had a major impact both at home and abroad. The last two weeks I began looking at Honeywell International and will conclude this three part series with looking at how the company is weathering the recession as well as adapting changing markets and the tactics used to do so. Economic Trends ...
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...Burt's Bees Case Study Florida State College at Jacksonville MAN3781: Sustainable Business Strategies Spring Term 2015 [G1] March 14, 2015 Burt’s Bees Case Study How far along is Burt's Bees in their sustainability journey? Lodging their first corporate social responsibility (CSR) in 2008, according to the article “Burt’s Bees: Balancing Growth and Sustainability. Their 2020 sustainable goals consist of zero waste, one hundred percent employee engagement, one-hundred percent natural products, one- hundred percent Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR)/Biodegradable packaging, and one-hundred percent renewable energy/ zero carbon leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) certified building. Kicking off the goals that they have set in place, they began measuring how much waste the company was producing. The amount came as a surprised when they discovered it was forty tons of waste each month that was being poured into the waste land fields. Burt’s Bees has a goal of having zero waste by 2020. They have went from 40 tons a month down to four tons per month which is already a significant change. The amount of energy has been cut per unit produced by forty percent by changes the shrink wrap band that goes around the lip balm to a tear off wrap which was significant in preserving energy because the shrink wrap was produced for the number one selling product of the company. They have also reduced the amount of water that is being used within the...
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...Notebook PC User Manual April 2011 E6591 Notebook PC User Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introducing the Notebook PC About This User’s Manual.................................................................................6 Notes for This Manual........................................................................................6 Safety Precautions..............................................................................................7 Preparing your Notebook PC........................................................................11 Chapter 2: Knowing the parts Top Side (on selected models).....................................................................14 Bottom Side (on selected models)..............................................................18 Right Side (on selected models)..................................................................21 Left Side .............................................................................................................24 Rear Side (on selected models)..................................................................26 Front Side (on selected models)...............................................................27 Chapter 3: Getting Started Power System.....................................................................................................30 Using AC Power................................................................................................30 Using Battery Power........
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...Trends in manufacturing to 2020 A foresighting discussion paper Future Manufacturing Industry Innovation Council i Date: 30 September 2011 For more information, or to comment on the paper, please contact: Manager Future Manufacturing Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research GPO Box 9839 Canberra ACT 2601 Phone: (02) 6213 6000 Facsimile: (02) 6213 7000 Email: Futuremanufacturing@innovation.gov.au ii Future Manufacturing Council discussion paper: Trends in manufacturing to 2020 Table of Contents Executive summary ....................................................................................................................................1 Background.................................................................................................................................................2 Future Manufacturing Council................................................................................................................2 Defining manufacturing...........................................................................................................................2 Profile of Australian manufacturing........................................................................................................4 Trends to 2020 ... and beyond: Issues and opportunities for Australian manufacturing...................12 Terms of trade driving value and volatility of the Australian dollar and structural changes in the economy – an upside...
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...Running head: MARKETING MANAGEMENT GROUP PROJECT Nest Learning Thermostat Liberty University BUSI 520-B06 October 2012 MMGP: Background Information Thermostats detect and control temperature changes for the purpose of maintaining the temperature in an enclosed area and generating electrical signals when the temperature exceeds or falls below the desired value (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2012). The U.S. Department of Energy and the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab research, proves that the energy bill for a single family home is estimated at $2,200 annually in which heating and cooling accounts for half of the bill. In an effort to cut energy consumption costs, programmable thermostats were developed in the 1970’s. Since their development, thermostats have proven to be complicated to use and program (Close-Up Media, 2011). Nest Laboratories, a company based in Palo Alto, California founded by Tony Faddell and Matt Rogers, with the backing of several investors such as, Generation Investment Management, Google Ventures, Intertrust, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Shasta Ventures, set out to apply advancements in technology to reinvent the thermostat. The team at Nest addressed the programming problem through a combination of sensors, algorithms, machine learning, and cloud computing (Close-up Media, 2011). They came up with a thermostat capable of learning a household’s daily schedule, and personal heating and cooling...
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...Burt’s Bees: Leaving the Hive 1. A. Market: Natural - organic personal care; develop, manufacture and distribute; targeting LOHAS (NMI, 2007) consumers, around the world. B. The market is the industry where the organization competes, and it needs to be specifically defined. In general, the requirements for an appropriate market definition include: a) should be narrowly defined; b) should include at least 90% of the company’s sales and c) a “real” market as defined by customers and competitors (Kulzick, 2007). Market definitions to be complete should include four different factors: 1. Company’s product or service ( Natural – organic personal care products that include: (Lip balm, oral care, hair care, body care, face cleansing and care and outdoor – sun care). 2. Customer ( Someone who pays the money for the service and/or product. According to the Natural Marketing Institute (2007), the Natural-Organic Personal Care Products Market targets consumers classified as LOHAS consumers. LOHAS is the acronym for Lifestyles Of Health And Sustainability. This refers to an integrated consumer group, which has a meaningful sense of environmental and social responsibility and incorporates those values into purchasing decisions. LOHAS is a critical target for companies marketing natural and organic personal care products because these consumers opinions are very influential and help push healthy environmentally- friendly products into the mainstream...
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