...Q (1.1): Mission statement: David (1986) has identified Mission statement: it is an '' enduring statement of purpose that distinguishes one business form other similar firms. A mission statement identifies the scope of a firm's operation in product and market terms.'' Although Cole (1997) has defined mission statement as a public statement on behalf of an organization which sets out its raison in terms of the customer needs it intends to satisfy the markets within which it will meet those needs and the manner in which it will meet them. Examples of mission statement: There are three examples the first one is about Oman air: "Modern Vision, Timeless Traditions..." At Oman Air we are committed to exceed the expectations of our valuable customers and stake holders by building a “First Choice Airline”. Our aim is to provide a safe, reliable and seamless flying experience, enhanced by warm and friendly customer services, without compromising on quality and profitability. As the national carrier we are committed to support the local community and to promote in-bound tourism to the Sultanate. The second example about Caledonian college of Engineering: ''To provide an innovative, creative and environmentally-aware learning experience for those who seek technological education''. The third example is about Nawras mobile: ''Our mission is to be the communications provider and employer of choice in Oman''. According to the previous explanation Mission statement is a goal...
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...where the advanced civilizations mixed spirit arts, and magic to make great strides in technological advancement. Their method was to gather, and store energy, studying it so the particular energy can be refined to it's purists form. Doing this they were able to discover that all energies, no matter how chaotic or diverse, were a branch of the spirit realm. Even the devils who are hated, and feared throughout the cosmos, gathered their negative energy from the spirit realm. The angels in the heavens were no different, without the spirit realm there would be no way to directly manipulate these energies. Those able to absorb, store and cultivate the energy within them are considered pinnacle...
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...Health Alliance, 2013). Dogs are the most common household pets in Australia, which has approximately 4.2 million pet dogs (Animal Health Alliance, 2013). However, dog aggression is the most common pet dogs’ behavior problem and it causes a major public health problem in Australia (Voelker, 1997; Schalamon, 2006). According to the Annual Urban Animal Management Conference (2013), average 14,000 Australians are injured due to dog attack each year and about 1,400 of those injuries required medical treatment or hospitalization. Over sixty percent of dog attacks occurred at home, which means an owner or household-members have a higher possibility to be victimized in a dog attack. Over the last three decades, numerous of researches have been indicated that owner attachment levels and dog characteristics are the major factors leading to aggressive responses in pet dogs (Borchelt, 1983; Landsberg, 1991; Hunthausen, 1997; Hsu and Sun, 2010). Although these findings provide evidence for the link between owner-dog interaction and the aggressive behavior problem in pet dogs, surprisingly little research has examined the link between pet dogs-directed aggression in human and the controlling behavior in a relationship. To redress this imbalance, it is important to explore the connection between pet dogs aggressive behavior and domestic violence. Aims and Objectives The aims of this present study are to explore the connection between human directed aggression by pet dogs and controlling behavior...
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...Kellie Hintz 15 May 2010 Writing 1200 The Human-Animal Bond: How animals enrich our lives The year 2003 started out the same as any other year. It was my second year in the Army and I was just beginning to get used to the demands of military life, when, all of a sudden, my unit got orders to go to Iraq. I felt as if my world had been turned upside down, and I had no idea how I was going to get through the deployment and still keep my sanity. About three months into the deployment, I was taking the trash out after dinner when it happened. As I was about to launch the bag into the trash trailer, I could have sworn I heard a cat meow. I thought, “I must be crazy!” I hadn’t seen a cat since I left the United States, but sure enough when I bent down to look under the trailer, there he was. Staring back at me was a cat that could have passed for my childhood cat. I doubted that he would come to me if I called him, but I decided to give it a try anyway, and to my surprise he came! This was the beginning of a three month relationship. I started calling him Marvin since he reminded me so much of the cat I had when I was young. For the three months I spent about 30 minutes a day with Marvin. He would usually show up right around dinner time. He always knew where he could find me, and when he did, he would come over and jump into my lap and lay down. He would sit with me for a while and I would pet him and talk to him about my day. Some of the people I worked with would come by and...
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...Porter’s Five-Force Model Abstract This literature review takes the work of twelve different scholarly peered-reviewed resources and explains the outcome of their studies. All of the studies were conducted with different strategic analysis tools and how the use of ethics plays a role in each model. Although there are many strategic tools for managers to use, this literature review focuses in on only three tools. The three strategic analysis tools researched in this literature review are the PEST analysis, the BCG growth matrix, and Porter’s five-force model. This literature review compares the work of the different articles to show how each strategic tool was used in the different articles and where ethics play a role in each research method. The end of the literature review entails different recommendations on how to further the research for a better understanding of these strategic tools while continuing to do so in a manner that remains ethical. In conclusion, this literature review is design to give the reader a better understanding of three different strategic management tools and how they are being used professionally and scholarly with allowing for all research to be done in an manner that does not allow for outcomes that can be used in an unethical manner to pad results. Introduction The business environment is rapidly changing and the past has shown that companies who are able to adapt to these changes the fastest and the best tend to do better competitively...
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...MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION Abstract Table of Contents Page 1. Company Background 4 - 5 2. Business Problem Statement 5 - 6 A. Identification of Issues B. Desired State of Problem C. Obstacles 3. High-Level Solution 6 - 8 A. Introduction a. Solution Outline b. Summation 4. Implementation Benefits 8 - A. Management Information System (MIS) Presentation B. MIS Projections a. Database Management System (DBMS) b. Cloud Computing c. E-commerce and The Internet 5. Benefits/Technical Approach X XXX X XXX X 6. Business Process Changes X XXX X XXX X 7. Solutions X XXX X XXX X 8. Recommendations X XXX X XXX X 9. Implementation Plan X XXX X XXX X 10. Project Summary X XXX X XXX X Company Background The Knitter’s Lounge & Café (KL&C) is a modern approach to arts and crafts. It began as an innovative conceptual idea for a café style retail arts and crafts store in 2010 after the owner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) visited a number of yarn shops and realized a need for a shop that bade more than the common knitting and crocheting supplies found in traditional arts and crafts establishments. The first store is located in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta, GA. Sandy Springs is an affluent community nestled along Cobb County with the Chattahoochee River to the south...
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...FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT Super Dog’s Gym & Training Center ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Business Plan Presented to the Faculty of the Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management Far Eastern University Nicanor Reyes Street, Sampaloc, Manila ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASAT, JOLINA BELLE C. HUANG, YA-HUI E. MATAYA, TRIZIAMAE D. PAREDES, CHIT JANSSEN A. TELAN, DERREN KRISTELLE J. October 2015 FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT APPROVAL SHEET In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE TOURISM MANAGEMENT, this business plan entitled “Super Dog’s Gym and Training Center”, prepared and submitted by JOLINA BELLE C. BASAT, YA-HUI E. HUANG, TRIZIAMAE D. MATAYA, CHIT JANSSEN A. PAREDES, and DERREN KRISTELLE J. TELAN, is hereby recommended for submission to the Oral Presentation. _____________________________________________ Adviser Approved by the Research Committee at the Oral Examination conducted on October 4, 2015 with the grade of __________ %. THE RESEARCH PANEL COMMITTEE ______________________________ Chairman ______________________________ ...
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...MGT101-HK1. PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT- MIDTERM EXAM Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwaid.com/shop/mgt101-hk1-principles-management-midterm-exam/ Question 1 1 points Save The last step in the planning process is to: put the plans into action choose the best alternative for reaching objectives develop premises upon which each alternative is based state organizational objectives Question 2 1 points Save Which management writer popularized management-by-objectives? Tom Peters Frederick Taylor Peter Drucker Abraham Maslow Question 3 1 points Save All of the following are methods of evaluating the planner EXCEPT: the organization plan is in writing the plan only includes short-term recommendations the plan specifically mentions organizational objectives the plan is the result of all elements of the management team working together Question 4 1 points Save The first step in the planning process is: list alternative ways of reaching objectives state organizational objectives develop the premises upon which each alternative is based develop plans to pursue the chosen alternative Question 5 1 points Save The condition that exists when organizational subobjectives conflict or are not directly aimed at accomplishing the overall organizational objectives is: a hierarchy of...
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...[Pick the date] [Pick the date] Business Psychology Individual Assignment Business Psychology Individual Assignment Prepared by – Dashny Sarvaloganayagan Lecturer – W.M.S. Rambadagalla Unit code – F/601/1027 Batch No – 13 Edexcel No – GI 18931 American College of Higher Education, Kandy Prepared by – Dashny Sarvaloganayagan Lecturer – W.M.S. Rambadagalla Unit code – F/601/1027 Batch No – 13 Edexcel No – GI 18931 American College of Higher Education, Kandy Contents Plagiarism Acknowledgement Introduction 1.1 Major theoretical approaches 1.2 Assess the contribution of a scientific approach to investigating workplace behaviour 1.3 Assess strength & limitations of qualitative & quantitative approaches to understand the workplace behaviour 2.1 Describe the type of individual differences which have been the subject of assessment 2.2 Assess the usefulness of psychometric instruments with particular references to reliability and validity 2.3 Make justified communications for the use of two types of measures of individual differences in making business decisions 3.1 Use the theory to explain human reactions to change 3.2 Make justified recommendations for implementing change in selected organization 3.3 Make justified...
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...Behavior Therapy B.F. SKINNER • (1904–1990) Reported that he was brought up in a warm, stable family environment. • As he was growing up, Skinner was greatly interested in building all sorts of things, an interest that followed him throughout his professional life. • He received his PhD in psychology from Harvard University in 1931 and eventually returned to Harvard after teaching in several universities. • He had two daughters, one of whom is an educational psychologist and the other an artist. • Skinner was a prominent spokesperson for behaviorism and can be considered the FATHER OF THE BEHAVIORAL APPROACH TO PSYCHOLOGY. • Skinner championed radical behaviorism, which places primary emphasis on the effects of environment on behavior. • Skinner was also a determinist; he did not believe that humans had free choice. He acknowledged that feelings and thoughts exist, but he denied that they caused our actions. Instead, he stressed the cause-and-effect links between objective, observable environmental conditions and behavior. • Most of Skinner’s work was of an experimental nature in the laboratory, but others have applied his ideas to teaching, managing human problems, and social planning. Science and Human Behavior best illustrates how Skinner thought behavioral concepts could be applied to every domain of human behavior. • In Walden II (1948) Skinner describes a utopian community in which his ideas, derived from the laboratory, are applied to social issues. • His 1971...
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...available are called capabilities. (False; easy; p. 212) 8. Exceptional or unique organizational resources are known as core capabilities. (False; moderate; p. 212) 9. A strong organizational culture may act as a significant barrier to accepting any changes in organizational strategies. (False; easy; p. 213) 10. SWOT analysis includes an analysis of an organization’s environmental opportunities and threats. (True; easy; p. 214) 11. The final step in the strategic management process is implementing the objectives. (False; easy; p. 216) TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES 12. Corporate-level strategies are developed for organizations that run more than one type of business. (True; moderate; p. 217) 13. One method of implementing a growth strategy is to increase...
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...available are called capabilities. (False; easy; p. 212) 8. Exceptional or unique organizational resources are known as core capabilities. (False; moderate; p. 212) 9. A strong organizational culture may act as a significant barrier to accepting any changes in organizational strategies. (False; easy; p. 213) 10. SWOT analysis includes an analysis of an organization’s environmental opportunities and threats. (True; easy; p. 214) 11. The final step in the strategic management process is implementing the objectives. (False; easy; p. 216) TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES 12. Corporate-level strategies are developed for organizations that run more than one type of business. (True; moderate; p. 217) 13. One method of implementing a growth strategy is to...
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...PGCE Educational Psychology: Theory in Practice Rhodes University, 2011 By Nicole Messias With reference to any aspect of Childhood Development and Educational Psychology, critically discuss what you think will be the major challenges to you as a teacher in the South African context and reflect on your own development as a learner in relation to the theory; • Developmental Stages – Piaget – Erikson – Kohlberg The way in which teachers are educated and supported to meet the challenges of the 21st century has huge influence on their ability to manage their classroom dynamics. Thus teachers need to engage with resources that enable them to provide substantial attention to learners, learning, and human development. Knowledge of the domain of educational psychology is a central resource to the teaching enterprise and to the preparation of teachers. Teacher who have knowledge of the psychology of learning, development, and instruction are better able to facilitate the learning and development of each individual student as they possess a broad and deep understanding of children, the subjects they teach, the nature of learning and schooling, and the world around them. As a student teacher specializing in the foundation phase of learning I have decided to investigate...
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...Brief Introduction Silvio Napoli has been charged with creating a new division of Schindler in India. In addition to creating a new subsidiary and new low-cost elevator strategy in India, Napoli also has the added challenges of incorporating essentially three cultures (Italian, Swiss, and Indian) (Bartlett, C., Fagan, P., Yoshino, M. 2006). It is difficult to know Napoli’s level of adaptation to Swiss culture, so I will consider him to be Italian, and thus discuss his interactions with both Swiss and Indian culture. In the below case study analysis I will analyze various cultural assumptions within Italian, Swiss, and Indian cultures and provide Napoli with a specific action plan to incorporate the cultures successfully, gain true consensus among managers, provide insight on strategy deployment and advise him on whether he should share the situation with Luc Bonnard. Cause and Problem Analysis In the below section, I will analyze key assumptions of the three national cultures and discuss strategy deployment. These assumptions include the relationship with nature, nature of truth and reality, controlling vs. adapting strategy, relationships with people, time, language and communication. Assumption 1: Relationship with Nature Italy’s relationship with nature is very different from that of Switzerland and India. Italian culture lends the idea that situations can be controlled by regulations and rules, whereas Switzerland and India have a culture that denotes fewer rules...
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...Table of Contents Company and Background....................................................................................................................................4 Rationale..................................................................................................................................................................4 Target Audience.......................................................................................................................................................4 Company History.....................................................................................................................................................5 Legal Status..............................................................................................................................................................5 Company Issues.......................................................................................................................................................5 Vision Statement......................................................................................................................................................6 Mission Statement....................................................................................................................................................6 Ethics.....................................................................................................................................
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