...A Giant Among Women, A Case Study Analysis Through this case study analysis, I will provide you with background information about Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd., the key issues brought up by this dilemma, and an analysis of my recommendations on how to handle these issues. “The environment is intimidating, the service is bad, and they don’t understand my needs. Sometimes, there’s no dressing room, or it’s surrounded by men. It’s just not comfortable.” Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd., one of the largest bicycle manufactures in the world, has set out to improve the bicycler experience for their female consumers and eliminate customer reviews like the one quoted before. The Taiwanese based company has run many retail outlets before, but none catering only to women. Tony Lo, CEO of Giant, saw how the women’s sections were secluded to small corners of the bicycle shops, and how the mostly male staff was unable to cater to their needs. Along with a limited line of bicycles and accessories for women, something had to be done to resolve the company’s female consumer’s needs. So he decided that he did not have the perspective to solve this issue and thus gave autonomous authority to his EVP and CFO, Bonnie Tu, to design a bicycle store with a comfortable environment that was specifically for women. Enter “Liv/giant” the end result of Bonnie Tu and her team that she had put together in order to open Giant’s first women’s bike store in Taipei, Taiwan. The Liv/giant store turned successfully...
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...April 3, 2017 Policy Brief on Chinese Giant Salamander An article on the National Geographic website called: 4 Foot Salamander arrives in London as Face of New Conservation effort grabbed my attention and my selection to discuss the threats that face Chinese Giant Salamander. This memo includes information from the article: Development of the Chinese giant salamander Andrias davidianus farming industry in Shaanxi Province, China: conservation threats and opportunities. The Chinese Giant Salamander, the largest amphibian, is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN red list (IUCN 2012). Since the 1950s, the species population has dropped significantly. Its main threat is overexploitation for human consumption. The Chinese Giant Salamander farming industry adds increased threat including infectious disease and loss of genetic integrity (Murphy et al. 2000). The Chinese Giant Salamander is one of three living species in the family, Cryptobranchidae, which is over 170 million years old. The Chinese Giant Salamander is especially important for conservation because this amphibian has one of the longest family lineages alive today. The Chinese Giant Salamander is considered a delicacy in China. Although the Chinese Giant Salamander farming industry is only about a decade old, it is extremely detrimental to the species. It has an estimated population decline of more than 80% in three generations with a generation time of approximately 15 years (Gang et...
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...throws the beans out the window and sends Jack to bed without supper. While Jack was sleeping, the bean grows into a gigantic beanstalk. Jack wakes up to behold an enormous beanstalk. He climbs the monumental beanstalk and arrives in a land high up in the sky where he follows a road to a gigantic house, which is the home of a giant. He enters the immense castle and asks the giant's wife for food. She gives him food, but the giant returns and senses that a human is nearby. The giant says he smells the blood of an Englishman and would want to grind his bones to make bread. However, Jack is hidden in a closet by the giant's wife and from there tiny Jack heard the giant sit down at his monstrous table. His wife serves him from a huge bowl and he drank from his very big wine glass. Afterwards, the giant asks for his hen that lays golden eggs. The giant watched as it laid dozens of large admirable golden eggs before he sleeps off snoring. Jack steals the hen which lays big golden eggs. He is almost caught by the giant who follows him down the humongous beanstalk. Jack calls his mother for a large axe and cuts down the gigantic beanstalk down, killing the heavy giant. The end of the story has Jack and his mother living happily ever after with their new riches and the golden...
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...A lot of people have seen the exciting movie Ender’s Game (2013), but have they read the book? Although, the movie is an awesome science fiction action film, the book is much better. The movie is easier to follow. The book has far more detail and captures your attention. The book talks more about Ender’s relationship with his family which helps you to understand him better. The movie has scenes that entertain using special effects which are exciting to watch. Both the book and the movie have their strengths and their weaknesses. If you really want to be a part of the story, you should read the book. The most compelling reason to read the book is that the book puts more detail and story into its characters. There are differences in the characters in the way they are represented in the movie and the book. In the book, Bean is small but in the movie Bean is a lot bigger. During one of their battles Bean uses one of the biggest kids as a shield to take out the enemy forces. It is hard to see this in the movie, but the book explains it very well. In the book, Bean spends most of his time hiding in the air vents. This is evidence that Bean must have been small. But, in the movie Bean is nearly the size of Ender. The book also describes how Ender was rather mean to Bean. Eventually, they became great friends. The movie shows them as friends from the start, but never really shows much of how Ender treated Bean or shows why. They just one day become friends. Another thing is...
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...THE SELFISH GIANT FIRST SUMMARY A giant who lived in a big house had a beautiful garden, but he never let anyone enter his garden. Whenever he was away, children would come there to play. One day, the giant decided to visit his friend and left for the neighbouring kingdom. The giant came back from his friend’s place after seven years. Seeing the children play in his garden, he angrily chased them away and built a high wall around the garden. After the children stopped coming to the garden, the trees and flowers were so sad that they lost their beauty and were covered with snow and frost. No birds came to sing there. Spring was everywhere but in the giant’s garden it was still winter. One morning, the giant saw children playing in the garden. They had entered through a small hole in the wall. And spring arrived in the garden at last to express its happiness on seeing the children again. The giant realised that he had been selfish and was very sorry for what he had done. He let the children play in the garden every day. The giant’s favourite among the children was a little boy who had kissed him when he helped him to get on top of the tree. But the little boy stopped coming to the garden and the giant was very sad. Many years passed and the giant grew old and weak. One winter morning, the giant saw the same boy under a tree. He ran down to the boy in joy. The boy was an angel who had come to take the giant to the garden of Paradise as a reward for letting him...
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...Lyn Bell Dr. John Warren Spiritual Warfare Slaying the Giants in Your Life What are the giants in your life? David Jeremiah reminds us that we have giants in our lives like David, Moses, Abraham and others. The giants in our lives have different names of fear, loneliness, doubt, discouragement, failure, jealousy, worry, anger, guilt, and procrastination. Just like the biblical ancients overcame their giants, we too must overcome our giants. In doing so we must allow God to help us in the process in knowing that He is with us and will empower us in overcoming. Fear Fear is a major problem in the land of the giants. This giant comes in so many forms. Fear has gripped us all at some point in our lives. Thousands are affected daily in some type of fear or another. But fear is a common part of the fabric of living. Fear gives us burst of strength and speed when we need and is a good thing in a survival instinct situation. When fear becomes negative it then becomes a phobia. This is when fear and reason does match up. When fear becomes ill rational, it becomes a shackle that bind us and put us into bondage. This bondage will keep us from the routine things in life of working, playing, living and serving God. There are so many varieties of fears. This is a listing of six general categories that we face in fear: poverty, criticism, loss of love, illness, old age and death. When we read the bible we can see that those living in biblical times often were...
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...HISTORY OF THE GIANT LANTERN The parol of star lantern is perhaps the paramount Filipino Christmas symbol – colorful, crafted with love and aglow with the spirit of the season. The Christmas lantern or Parul Sampernandu in Kapampangan can never be distanced from the town which created it, the City of San Fernando. It is what San Fernando is known for. And it is what has made the city famous all over the country and even around the world. The word parol derives from the Spanish farol, meaning lantern or light. Filipinos place much significance on the symbolism of light, the star regarded as a fount of light and a sign of hope in the predominantly Christian country in Asia. Such a creation however, did not come without the untiring efforts of the Fernandinos, and more so, their ingenuity and innovation. And it is because of the Parul Sampernandu that San Fernando has earned for itself the title of “Christmas Capital of the Philippines.” The San Fernando lantern industry progressed from the Giant Lantern Festival of San Fernando. The festival, which is held every December, finds its root in Bacolor where a much simpler activity was held. “Ligligan Parul” (Lantern Competition) was said to have started in San Fernando in the year 1904. But some say that the “Ligligan Parul” did not happen immediately after the transfer and in fact began in 1908. This forerunner of the present day Giant Lantern Festival was in a religious activity which we know today...
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...To L'Oréal, Brazil's Women Need New Style of Shopping By CHRISTINA PASSARIELLO (See Correction & Amplification below .) RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazilian women are among the biggest spenders on beauty products anywhere. But the world's largest cosmetics company, L'Oréal SA, has faltered in Brazil. The reason: Brazilian women from the banks of the Amazon to Sao Paulo's slums and the affluent beach communities of Rio de Janeiro have traditionally bought their skin creams and mascaras from door-to-door sales representatives, not the shops where L'Oréal sells its brands. Cosmetics giant L'Oreal is trying to change the way Brazilian women buy makeup. WSJ's Christina Passariello reports from Rio De Janeiro. The French company won't use the direct-sales approach, but the company has adopted a strategy that takes a page from it: introducing personal beauty advisers at department stores. L'Oréal also plans to offer a new line of lightening creams at pharmacies. "Our big bet here is to create a makeup business in retail from scratch," said Jean-Paul Agon, L'Oréal chief executive, as he picked up a tube of Maybelline mascara, one of his company's many brands, in a Lojas Americanas department store in a middle-class Rio neighborhood. "The more the market develops, the less relevant direct sales will be." For L'Oréal, winning over Brazilian women is crucial if it is to meet its goal of adding one billion consumers—a doubling of its current clientele—over the next decade. L'Oréal currently...
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...for themselves. These are simple rules that have governed the advancement of science and human thought since the beginning of time. Advancements are made when thinkers question theories and introduce new ones. Unfortunately, it is often the great and respected thinkers who end up slowing the progress of human thought. Aristotle was a brilliant philosopher whose theories explained much of the natural world, often incorrectly. He was so esteemed by the scientific community that even 1,200 years after his death, scientists were still trying to build upon his mistakes rather than correct them! Brilliant minds can intimidate up-and-coming thinkers who are not confident of their abilities. They often believe they are inferior to the minds of giants such as Aristotle, leading many to accept current paradigms instead of questioning them. Science leaps a major hurdle every time people think for themselves and realize that even respected thinkers are human too, and their thoughts are not law. I, like many thinkers of the past, once believed in my mental inferiority. I was certain that my parents, my teachers - adults in general - were always right. They were like a textbook to me; I didn't question what was written on those pages. I respected them, and accepted whatever they told me. But that attitude soon changed. My mind's independence was first stimulated in the classroom. Astern, 65-year-old elementary-school science teacher once told me that light is a type of wave. She said...
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...A human giant * Reduce text size * Increase text size * Print article * Jump to comments * Share this article * Email article to a friend Following major restructuring, Siemens decided it needed to realign its HR strategy with its business goals 15 NOVEMBER 2010 Daniel Shane Siemens’ human capital management system is said to be the largest cloud computing deployment in the world In summer 2008, global technology and engineering conglomerate Siemens announced plans to cut 17,000 jobs, roughly 4% of its total workforce. The company’s rationale was that it needed to become a leaner, more efficient organisation in order to prepare for the global recession that was then looming. To make sure it became more efficient, not less effective, as a result of these jobs cuts, Siemens decided that it needed to align its human resources operations with the strategic objectives of the business. “It was about having the right people for the right job,” recalls Marion Horstmann, corporate vice president of HR, “and linking employment strategy with global business strategy.” Siemens decided that the best way to achieve this was to standardise all of its global recruitment and personal development processes onto a single system. This was no mean feat, as even after huge cutbacks Siemens still employed more than 400,000 people distributed across 190 countries. “We saw strong globalisation in our business, which enforced the need for a common backbone,” explains Siemens...
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...Jalen Lewis English 111-04 Reflective Essay 10/13/14 Gentle Giants For as long as I can remember I was always given the harsher discipline after a conflict between me and another person. And for a long time I could never figure out why. Was it because I started it? No, it would usually start because of them picking with me. Was it because of the color of my skin? Again. No, because it was usually between me and another person of my color. Another question popped into my head. Was it because I was taller and bigger than the other person? That’s when it hit me. When I think back, I mostly remember the conflicts being with a person smaller than me. That had to be the reason. I found this to be true when one of my teachers apologized to me for thinking that I was bullying another student. Of course, I am not the only one to be labeled as a bully because of my size. It happens all over the world. Not only in real life but, also on TV shows, cartoons, in movies, and even in books. Even though it is not as serious, it is just like racial profiling, except with size instead of the color of one’s skin. It seems like most of the places I go people are afraid of me because of my size. Much like people being afraid of persons of certain races. The difference is that it is not a certain race that is afraid me. It is people of all different races. Seeing people flee in my presence can be quite upsetting. There’s also the staring and commenting, which drives me crazy. It’s almost as...
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...The Jolly Giant February 27 is the one day of the year that will always leave a heavy burden on my heart. This is the day that my classmate, Jackson Forrest Ramsey took his life. I remember the events that took place that Saturday like it was yesterday. I woke up, ate breakfast, and of course logged onto Facebook to see what everyone’s plans were for the day. As I started scrolling through my news feed, I began seeing status’ saying things such as “Oh my god..” and “Please wake me up from this nightmare” and just then, my phone rang. One of my best friends, Callie, was on the other end sobbing and I couldn’t make out what she was trying to tell me. She finally caught her breath and said, “Taylor, Jackson’s dead. He killed himself last night.” I couldn’t believe what I just heard. How could this person, this bubbly, outgoing person take his own life? I had never experienced anything like this before, and I just couldn’t believe it had actually happened. Jackson had moved to live with his father in Natural Bridge Station, Virginia. He and I attended the same middle school, and we had class together my sophomore year. He came to school crying one day and told us all he was moving. I didn’t want to get into details about the reason he was leaving; it it was just so sudden and out of the blue. Once I got that phone call from Callie, she picked me up ten minutes later and we were on our way to Katey Hale’s house to be with everyone. Walking in that door was one of the saddest...
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...A Giant Leap Marina Miller Eng 121 Concetta Williams September 24, 2012 Ever since I graduated from high school I always thought it would be extremely exciting to go to college. I never really had the confidence of believing that it could be accomplished though. After having a family and struggling financially, I figured what a better time to strive and reach some of my goals. Sometimes I thought I was too old to attend college but after hearing the stories of people who attend college later in life caused me to believe that was not true. The two most influential reasons for returning to school are to improve my future and to be an outstanding role model to my children. Bettering my education will broaden my career and provide a superior lifestyle for my family. Improving my future is one of the most meaningful reasons for returning to school. It has been very adventurous and also extremely challenging. There will be an exceptional amount of opportunity in receiving my college degree. My long term goals are to follow in my dad’s footsteps. Pursuing a career in law enforcement and working in forensics is one of my biggest goals. Ever since my dad went to police academy I always wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement but just never had the courage to do it. I believe striving to reach this goal will give me more confidence about myself and raise my self-esteem. Now that I have a family it is time to widen my horizons for my husband and children. There are several...
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...LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR TUGAS 2 “ FACING THE GIANTS “ ENDAH RAHMAWATI NIM. 1306356444 MAGISTER MANAJEMEN UNIVERSITAS INDONESIA 2 0 1 3 FACING THE GIANTS SINOPSIS Film ini menceritakan tentang Grand Taylor, seorang pelatih American Football pada Shiloh Christian Academy. Diawali dengan gambaran kegagalan-kegagalan yang dialami beliau baik dari sisi propesionalism perkerjaan maupun kehidupan pribadinya yang kemudian memaksanya untuk merenungkan kembali arti semua itu. Hingga pada akhirnya beliau menemukan kembali jalan pencerahan dan mulai menata semua dengan cara yang lebih baik. Hal terpenting dalam film ini adalah gambaran dari sisi leadershipnya dimana seorang leader ditempa untuk berusaha memberikan yang terbaik bagi timnya dengan berbagai cara dan memotivasi mereka untuk meraih tujuan yang diinginkan hingga akhirnya membawa tim ini dari tim underdog menjadi juara pada pertandingan nasional. Sebuah film motivasi yang inspirational, Facing the Giants menghadirkan suguhanyand dapat memberikan inspirasi membangun dalam sebuah tim atau organisasi melalui leadership transfomational dan dengan menempatkan kepercayaan pada kuasa Tuhan. LESSON LEARN Grand melakukan effektif leadership. Mendorong anggota timnya untuk bergerak maju melebih batas yang kita tidak sadari. Dengan bekerjasama, semua yang sepertinya tidak mungkin dapat dipatahkan dan setiap tugas dapat diselesaikan dikarenakan adanya keinginan melakukan yang terbaik. Leadership yang dilakukan Grand : ...
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...A Caffeine Giant: The Growth of Starbucks Abstract This paper examines Starbucks’ plan for rapid and thoroughly aggressive expansion in order to become the premier coffee ship in the United States and further, the World. Building upon a brand name that is recognizable worldwide, Starbucks continues to defy expectations, as it claims the title of the fastest growing fast-food company in the world (Horovitz, 2015). This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of Starbucks 7-year plan for growth (Tobey, 2014), and compares it to Quelch’s periodical on the demise of Starbucks (2008); suggesting that Quelch’s assessment that Starbucks growth destroyed its brand is misguided and inaccurate, while the opposite is then true. A Caffeine Giant: The Growth of Starbucks As the premier marketer of coffee and coffee products in the United States, Starbucks, an American corporation founded in 1971, is reaching new peaks as a global powerhouse, a seemingly unprecedented achievement following a slump in sales from 2008 to 2009. What makes this climb more magnificent is that it does so while competing against fast food giants such as McDonalds, Subway, and Burger King (Horovitz, 2014), dominating its competitors within its respective industry. John Quelch surmised that the slump Starbucks faced in 2008 was due to over expansion and a turn away from those consumers who wanted premium coffee with a personal experience (2008), when in reality...
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