...Quality in Higher Education International Seminar in collaboration with ESECT and The Independent. Birmingham 27th-28th January 2005 The Competencies for Next Generation Employability Eamonn McQuade, Deirdre Hogan, John O’Donoghue, Theresa Maguire, Eamonn Murphy. Programme for the University Industry Interface, University of Limerick Conference Theme 3: Working with employers Abstract It is generally accepted that employees will need to broaden their knowledge, skills and competencies through a lifetime of learning if they are to remain employable, and if enterprises are to maintain their competitiveness in a knowledge-based global economy. However, identifying and developing skills and competencies for next generation employability in Ireland is a challenging task. The Programme for University Industry Interface (PUII) is an action research project, established in 2003, to determine the skills and competencies required by Irish Industry and to develop learning models that will facilitate their delivery. This paper presents the outcomes of an action research methodology based on a Community of Practice model (COP), which addressed the issues surrounding competencies for next generation employability. It proposes a competency framework which integrates the four key categories of skills: Business, Technical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and presents a set of recommendations for individuals, employers and higher education institutions. Introduction ...
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...Team A to not only absorb new material but a chance to consider areas of strength and weakness. The following highlights the conversations Team A had in regards to areas of comfortability, team struggles, as well as the topics relating to certain team members fields. This week’s objectives, when combined, will set a company up for the best chance to succeed. Initially, the internal and external environments must be scanned. Such considerations include the natural environment and the effect the company may have on it, the societal environment, and the task environment to know how the company will be affected (Wheelen & Hunger, 2010). Scanning the environment will enable a company to identify opportunities as well as threats to the business model. The competitive strategy of a company is determined once the environment has been properly scanned. Two generic strategies are the low-cost strategy and the differentiation strategy (Wheelen & Hunger, 2010). A company should not necessarily choose one strategy over the other, but should find where it can cut costs and find any niche that can be taken advantage of to gain an edge on the competition. Company management should periodically scan the environment to identify any changes and to adjust the company’s competitive strategy as necessary- the utility Anthony works for does this. Laws, regulations, procedures, power, and fuel pricing change over time. Anthony feels it is important for management to understand the internal...
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...than just another platform shift that gets geeks excited. It will undoubtedly transform the information technology (IT) industry, but it will also profoundly change the way people work and companies operate. It will allow digital technology to penetrate every nook and cranny of the economy and of society, creating some tricky political problems along the way.” (Source: Economist, ‘Let it rise’, 23 October 2008.). In business, the ability to reduce costs and increase productivity often lies at the heart of the decision to adopt cloud solutions. Cloud computing offers general business and organizational benefits, as well as benefits in the exploitation of ICTs.It is these cost savings and others that have led policy makers to enthusiastically embrace cloud computing: “The medicine needed for our credit squeezed economy”. The scalability of cloud services enables increased productivity and improved responsiveness to changing customer demands and market conditions. It reduces risk for organizations, enabling them to trial new ideas and processes without the need to invest heavily in new technologies. In particular, cloud can facilitate new means of collaborative working practices, reflecting in part models from the open source community, both within and between organizations. One leading concern is data security, the trust, reliability and dependency in moving data and applications to a remote third party. While such concerns are real and need to be adequately addressed, they are...
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...Creating Shared Value by Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer January, 2011 The capitalist system is under siege. In recent years business increasingly has been viewed as a major cause of social, environmental, and economic problems. Companies are widely perceived to be prospering at the expense of the broader community. Even worse, the more business has begun to embrace corporate responsibility, the more it has been blamed for society’s failures. The legitimacy of business has fallen to levels not seen in recent history. This diminished trust in business leads political leaders to set policies that undermine competitiveness and sap economic growth. Business is caught in a vicious circle. A big part of the problem lies with companies themselves, which remain trapped in an outdated approach to value creation that has emerged over the past few decades. They continue to view value creation narrowly, optimizing short-term financial performance in a bubble while missing the most important customer needs and ignoring the broader influences that determine their longer-term success. How else could companies overlook the well-being of their customers, the depletion of natural resources vital to their businesses, the viability of key suppliers, or the economic distress of the communities in which they produce and sell? How else could companies think that simply shifting activities to locations with ever lower wages was a sustainable “solution” to competitive challenges? Government...
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...departments, home health agencies, private physician offices as well as consumer’s homes and workplaces.” This innovation has lasted 40 years and has continued to gain traction and popularity in recent years due to the advances in technology. There are many benefits for telemedicine. Improved access is very important, given the provider shortages throughout the world, in both rural and urban areas; telemedicine has a unique capacity to increase service to millions of new patients. Reducing or containing the cost of healthcare is one of the most important reasons for funding and adopting tele-health technologies. Telemedicine has been shown to reduce the cost of healthcare and increase efficiency through better management of chronic diseases, shared health professional staffing, reduced travel times, and fewer or shorter hospital stays. Studies have consistently shown that the quality of...
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...Creating affordable mass market of electric vehicles. By opening its patents, not only some small or medium-size car manufacturers but also some high-end premium car manufacturers like Mercedes could use Tesla’s technology to build EVs thus enlarge the EV market. Also that makes Tesla technology becomes a standard and most companies producing electric vehicles will dependent on Tesla’s improvement. * Promoting standardization. Tesla could set the industry standard for EV infrastructure by opening its patents. In order to achieve this goal Tesla could create a unique charging system and allowing other auto manufacturers whose vehicles are based on Tesla’s technology to access Tesla’s charging infrastructure. * Achieving greater economies of scale. As Tesla opening its patent, more companies will begin using the same car parts. That means the process...
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...MSc Marketing Summative Assignment Coversheet Programme: MSc Marketing | Module Title: Marketing Management and Strategy | Anonymous Student Number: Z0955291; Z0955920; Z0958180; Z0954471; Z0953921; Z0954457; Z0951733; Z0955761; Z0955848 | Submission Deadline: 28th November 2014 | Word Count: 1991 words, including footnotes | DECLARATION By submitting this work online I confirm that this piece of work is a result of my own work except where it forms an assessment based on group project work. In the case of a group project, the work has been prepared in collaboration with other members of the group. Material from the work of others not involved in the project has been acknowledged and quotations and paraphrases suitably indicated. Furthermore, I confirm that I understand the definition of plagiarism that is used by Durham University. Table of Contents HOMiE: Brand Presentation 3 Mission 3 Vision 3 Environmental Analysis 3 Homeless Statistics 3 Consumer Analysis 3 Competition Analysis 4 Marketing Objectives 5 Segmentation & Positioning 5 Short & Long Term Strategies 5 Product 5 Social Activity 6 Place 7 Promotion 8 Conclusion 8 Resources 8 Appendix 11 HOMiE: Brand Presentation Mission HOMiE is a new brand based in the United Kingdom. We sell fun, comfortable, good quality socks at an affordable price. Our mission is to promote social responsibility by encouraging consumers to think about socks not just as...
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...Asian Journal of Business Management 2(4): 110-120, 2010 ISSN: 2041-8752 © M axwell Scientific Organization, 2010 Submitted date: August 30, 2010 Accepted date: October 09, 2010 Published date: December 10, 2010 Strategic Innovation Management in Global Industry Networks: The TFT LCD Industry Guenter Boehm and 2 L.J. Fredericks Strategic Marketing, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Yongin-449-711, South Korea 2 The Center of Poverty and Development Studies, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of M alaya, Kuala Lumpur-5060 3, M alaysia 1 1 Abs tract: This study examines the strategic innovation management of the business creation process across the technology industry value chain in the global thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal-display (LCD) industry based on an anonymous online survey of employees in the industry value chain and outside exp erts (universities, consultants, etc.). The study confirms that technology strategy formulation and a strategic center position are key industry concerns. It also affirms the utility of the industry value chain framework to manage technological innovations transcending that of a single company, and that strategic innov ation m anag eme nt in global high technology industries incorporates a shared business creation process structure involving as many industry value chain partners as possible. Key words: Global high technology industry networks, strategic innovation manageme nt, TFT L CD industry INTRODUCTION Globalization...
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...West Coast Forum Research Work Group Sustainable Consumption & the Sharing Economy Summary of Research Findings and Gap Analysis Topic: How state and local governments are promoting sustainable consumption and engagement in the sharing economy RESEARCH QUESTION(S) • What is the state of knowledge about sustainable consumption? How is this defined or framed? What are the emerging trends? What potential roles can municipal and state governments play? • What barriers have been identified and how might these be overcome? • What strategies, techniques and policies are effective at promoting sustainable consumption through reusing, renting, repairing, and sharing products and materials? • What GHG reduction benefits can be achieved through these activities? • What strategies, techniques, policies and innovative approaches have not yet been tried but have been proposed that are considered to have greatest potential? Note: This research summary builds on the findings of a previous literature review “Changing Consumer Behavior” presented at the 2012 annual Forum meeting. Many of the issues and key findings related to sustainable consumption are addressed there. Sustainable consumption is a rich and nuanced topic for which extensive literature exists. While not the primary focus of this review, the concepts around sustainable consumption provide a context for exploring specific activities of individual consumers such as renting...
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...1. Introduction This chapter provides an assessment of the contemporary labour market context of Human Resource Management and the impact of current trends in labor market on the practices associated with Human Resource Management in relation to attraction, motivation and retention of talents. 1.2 Review of Prior Work A labour market can be understood as the mechanism through which human labour is bought and sold as a commodity and the means by which labour demand (the number and type of available jobs) is matched with labour supply (the number and type of available workers). As such, the labour market constitutes the systematic relationship that exists between workers and work organisations. In order to achieve its strategic objectives, a fundamental concern for an organisation is to ensure that it has the right people with the right skills, knowledge and attributes in the appropriate positions. Labour market is divided into two the internal labour market and external labour market. The internal labor market refers to that which exists within a single organisation and represents its internal supply or stock of labour. In its broadest sense, the internal labour market is the mechanism by which existing employees are attributed particular roles within a firm. The specific characteristics of an organization’s internal labour market are reflective of a number of HR policy emphases, for example...
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...Introduction: Alibaba Group was established in 1999 by 18 people led by Jack Ma, a teacher from Hangzhou, China. Company’s founders shared a belief that the Internet would level the playing field by enabling small enterprises to leverage innovation and technology to grow and compete more effectively in the domestic and global economies. Currently it operates in leading online and mobile marketplaces in retail and wholesale segment, cloud computing and other services. It provides technology and services to consumers and other participants to conduct commerce in their ecosystem. Mission: To make it easy to do business anywhere. Vision: We aim to build the future infrastructure of commerce. We envision that our customers will meet, work and live at Alibaba, and that we will be a company that lasts at least 102 years. Subsidiaries and its ecosystem: 1. Alibaba.com (B2B market place): There were 40 million small businesses in China. Many of them operated in fragmented market with limited access to communication channels and information services. Alibaba developed small online trading platform designed to help connect small Chinese businesses with buyers, retailers and trading companies. With Alibaba.com they started acquiring customer on line at an extremely low cost. In 2008, Alibaba increased its operating profit by 48% and had 7.9 million registered users and 970,000 store fronts. Revenue from value added services increases in line with user base. 2. Taobao:...
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...he pressure to transform our institutions of learning continues. Virtually every enterprise and institution is grappling with the disruptions and opportunities caused by Web-enabled infrastructures and practices. New best practices, business models, innovations, and strategies are emerging, including new ways to acquire, assimilate, and share knowledge. Using technologies that are already developed or that will be deployed over the next five years, best practices in knowledge sharing not only are diffusing rapidly but will be substantially reinvented in all settings: educational institutions, corporations, government organizations, associations, and nonprofits. But institutions of learning are in a unique position to benefit from an added opportunity: providing leadership in e-knowledge. T A REVOLUTION IN Donald M. Norris is President, Strategic Initiatives, Inc. Jon Mason is Executive Consultant, education.au limited, and Assistant Director, Educational Technology Standards Australia. Robby Robson is President and Senior Partner, Eduworks Corporation, and chair of the IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee. Paul Lefrere is Executive Director E-learning, Microsoft EMEA, and Professor of E-learning, University of Tampere, Finland. Geoff Collier is CFO and Senior Partner, Eduworks Corporation. KNOWLEDGE SHARING By Donald M. Norris, Jon Mason, Robby Robson, Paul Lefrere, and Geoff Collier 14 EDUCAUSE r eview September/October 2003 © 2003...
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... 1 2 Hon. Samuel L.Poghisio, EGH, MP Minister for Information and Communications Minister’s Statement Access to information is crucial to economic growth. Information and communications technology offer a powerful tool that, if deployed equitably, can ensure citizens are empowered and Government can deliver services more effectively. Information is vital for the efficient delivery of public and private sector product and services that are responsive to the needs of citizens and businesses as well as capacity creation. For a variety of reasons (economic and policy), developing countries like Kenya are less equipped to take advantage of the potential in ICT to stimulate growth, and are likely to fall behind advanced economies. The Kenya ICT Master Plan is therefore not designed in isolation, given that there is evidence from developed countries that investment in ICT facilitates economic growth by increasing productivity. As the Kenya Government ensures an enabling ICT environment and regulatory framework, this plan aims at stimulating the setup of ICT-related businesses to enhance employment creation. At the heart of this document is a strategic intent to develop a robust ICT sector that will enhance economic growth through creation of businesses and hence employment. In the execution of this plan, Kenya will become a leading ICT hub for the region, improve the lives of her citizens and see significant ICT-led economic growth in line with Vision 2030...
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...Running Head: Successful Family Business 1 The competitive advantages of family business in the business industry compared to non-family business By Kateleen Louise L. Reyes En12 (Communication in English II) School Of Management March ,2013 Running Head: Successful Family Business 2 Family businesses are vital in every country and have an important role in our global economy. In many countries, family businesses control significant parts of the economy as well as the economic structure. Family businesses are icons of countries that show their hopes, dreams and entrepreneurial spirit; moreover they aim for self-sufficiency and wealth. Family businesses’ importance and significance were recognized recently but they are considered to be the most prevalent and pervasive form of business. Family businesses are businesses owned and controlled by families that also have at least one of the following characteristics: the business should have three or more active members, family control of 2 or more generations and the current generation intends to pass the business to the next generation of the family. Family businesses having three or more active members is one of the characteristics used to differentiate them from non-family businesses. Family members are more active in the involvement of the enterprise’s everyday activities whether it is the formal or informal employment of family members. Some use the terms “employment”, “involvement” and “activity” of family...
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...destinations and product segmentation would include the different types of fares they are offered, such as economy, business and also first class. dustry will be low as there are high barriers to entry. Due to high cost of planes, entering airline industry requires high capital investment to commence operations. The airline industry is extremely capital intensive, due to the cost of buying and leasing aircrafts, safety and security measures, customer service and creating a brand people can trust. In order to achieve economic of scales, many airlines creates alliance with each other therefore creating efficiency in joint purchase of aircraft, cost of maintenance and parts thus save hundreds of millions of dollars such as the Jetstar/AirAsia alliance. This creates further barriers whereby new entrants will not be able to compete in term of cost and price. (1) Power of suppliers to the industry - Medium to High The airline supply business is mainly dominated by Boeing and Airbus therefore they have high supplier power. For this reason, there is not a lot of competition among suppliers. Also, it is also unlikely that of a supplier integrating vertically. Airlines are also unable to materially affect fuel prices from suppliers as the oil market dictates the fuel costs. They also aim to use their combined scale to help influence the design of the next generation of narrow-body aircraft from both major manufacturers Boeing and Airbus, and secure more purchasing power...
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