...collaboration. Nearly 60% of survey respondents say that professors will soon teach in more than one medium. When asked to compare different communications technologies, 52% of survey respondents state that online collaboration tools would make the greatest contribution in terms of improving educational quality over the next five years—the top response—while 48% point to the dynamic delivery of content and software that supports individually paced learning. Sophisticated learning-management systems and enhanced video and presentation tools are among other innovations that respondents say are likely to have a profound effect on the academic experience. It is interesting to note that despite the growing array of technology-enabled teaching tools available, nearly three-quarters of participants say that the greatest potential benefit of technology is something far more straightforward—namely, the expanded access to educational and reference resources that it provides. According to the survey results, online-collaboration tools, software that supports individually paced learning and learning-management systems are among the communications technologies most expected to improve academics over the next five years. Web 2.0 technologies such as wikis, instant messaging and social networking—which have been influential in improving connectivity in many settings and are in use now at a large number of institutions—are expected to decline in use over that period. By contrast, online gaming and...
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...perfect insight might come from an unsuspecting source. This attitude of communication must also be extended to all other employees, as well as the customers of the company. By providing them with information, mistakes may be evaded and bigger problems avoided. This practice of communication and truth is really important and can be seen in how companies present their finances to its shareholders and investors. Collins says that there is a level of understanding needed in order for companies to be able to grow from good to great. He makes three statements for someone in a business to look at. The first point is one of the things that have been mentioned in this paper before which is finding out what you can do and what you are best in. This can be the main thing to help you succeed in your company. The second point that is talked about is to identifying what drives your company’s economic engine. He identifies this as the main factor, and identifying it can help companies to grow on that and generate larger returns. The third point is to know what it is you are really passionate about. Companies that are working their way from good to great need to identify that which they are all passionate about. This is most likely where they get the saying “choose the job which makes you happy and the money will follow” is...
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...Leadership Model, applied………………………..17 NOTES …………………………………………………………………………………….. 18 Foreword This leadership critique is an analysis of my own personal thoughts and impressions of a unit in the U.S. Army. While I was in the Army, I was a young company grade officer. I want to stress that this is one young officer’s opinion. When I cite a fact or research, I will source it. Otherwise, please take this as a young officer’s critique and analysis. In other words, this critique is intended as a spring board for a discussion; it is not a multi-page paper designed to be entered as evidence in a court. This evaluation is my attempt to reconcile how my particular unit could have seen improvement in both its command climate and in its mission attainment. It is not intended to be an indictment on the U.S. Army or the Infantry on a macro level. Also, when I am referring to the Army as a whole, I will try to remain gender neutral as much as possible. When I refer to someone in a generic infantry unit or an actual infantry unit, for the sake...
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...Product Category Dancing has always been part of people's lives, it is a historical tradition. Ballroom dancing has been alive at social functions for centuries, in many parts of the world, such as countries in Europe and Asia. In recent years, Ballroom and Social dance has proved its long lasting presence in our lives, especially now since in today's media with shows like Dancing With The Stars and S.Y.T.Y.C.D. Also with Ballroom Dancing being considered as a medal sport in the next Olympics, more people will be exposed to Social and Ballroom dance. PASSION Dance is dedicated to bringing quality and affordable dance instruction to Sacramento. There is a very active and dedicated ballroom dance community already located in Sacramento. However, there has never been an actual dance studio, where these people can expand their knowledge of dance and enjoy being with other people of like interests. It is our plan to incorporate the existing dance community into our studio to begin with a strong base of supporters. From there we will be able to spread the word that dancing is a fun and exciting way to spend time. There are many benefits to dancing that will attract people from many backgrounds and interests. PASSION Dance, soon to be located in Sacramento, California, will provide the community with a comfortable, friendly environment in which to learn the art of partnership dancing. PASSION Dance will offer private dance instruction, group classes, social dance parties and rental...
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...University of Phoenix Personal Ethics Development Jason T. Clark PHL 323 Ethics in Management July 26, 2013 Kent M. Lauderdale Personal Ethics Development Character, morals, and values are factors that assist in creating an ethical system. The development of ethics from childhood to adulthood is individually based. The ethical system is not a process that comes with birth, but core ethical beliefs in which assist an individual in making decisions. As a father who has dreams and aspirations for my children, it is a strong goal to ensure that they learn what it takes to achieve positive success. I have considered myself to be a duty-based individual who focuses on the role of a father who supports his children and takes care of any responsibility to those who I love. I have served in multiply roles where my duty-based responsibility has placed me in positions in which my decisions strongly affect the lives of others. Values are those things or actions upon which the individual or organization spends time and money. The values that define each person sometimes have a similarity that creates relationships, friendship, and marriages. These same values can be disliked by other cultures and people that cause bad situations like wars, terroristic acts, and domestic cultural violence. Key values of most cultures are faith, family, and life. The faith or religion of a cultural can bring friends and families together or divide them. The friends I associate with are Muslim...
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...most beneficial opportunities for Starbucks to be successful and effective. CHANGES IN THE LEADERSHIP TEAM Starbucks is now undoubtedly the leading coffee seller in the world. Its mission statement has transformed over time because the leaders of Starbucks recognize they have profound influence over communities and the world around them. In general, the company recognizes that leadership is not only about supporting a company’s growth, but also about helping communities and societies grow into better places. THEORIES CONTRIBUTING TO SCHULTZ’S SUCCESS Schultz’s management of Starbuck reflects his embodiment of many different theories. Through his intellectual stimulation and consideration, Schultz is responsible for providing a structure for employees to thrive and innovate. This transformational leadership creates an efficient, revolutionary, and inspiring culture that has formed Starbucks into the most successful coffee company in the world. FACTORS INFLUENCING STARBUCKS’ GROWTH There are many factors affecting Starbucks' initial success as a corporation: Schultz's first exposure to Starbucks as an isolated Seattle coffee business, his trip to Italy, and the entrepreneur's experience with venture capital. Schultz was able to stay focused on his goal and mission for Starbucks. By maintaining his focus, he was able to develop the competitive advantage that keeps Starbucks successful and innovative. PREDICTIONS FROM CHANGES IN CORPORATIONS Starbucks is...
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...achieves advantages for the organization through its configuration of resources within a challenging environment to meet the needs of markets and to fulfil stakeholders expectations. Strategic Planning is a management tool that guides an organization focus its energy, to ensure that members of the organization are working toward the same goals, to assess and adjust the organization's direction in response to a changing environment. In short, strategic planning is a disciplined effort to produce fundamental decisions and actions that shape and guide what an organization is, what it does, and why it does it, with a focus on the future. (Adapted from Bryson's Strategic Planning in Public and Non-profit Organizations). The Harvard Business School contended that strategy could be a potentially powerful tool for linking business functions and assessing a company's weaknesses and strengths in relationship to its competitors' strengths and weaknesses. This can be evaluated using various management analysis as such PESTLE, Porter’s Five Forces, SWOT, TOWS, CPM and many more. This paperwill provideadetailed analysis ofthe coffeeindustryand the external environment which it operates in aswell as a comprehensiveinternal analysis aimedat specificevaluation ofStarbucksand its performance. 2.0 INTRODUCTION OF STARBUCKS Starbucks originated in a place called Pikes Place Market in Seattle in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Ziev Siegel, and Gordon...
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...Minnesota-Duluth . . . . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Business Summary 1 Mission Statement History of XS Energy Growth of the Business Market Potential PRODUCTS 2 13 Flavors of XS Energy Drinks Situational Analysis 3 Internal Strengths and Weaknesses External Opportunities and Threats MARKET ANALYSIS 4 Target Market Identification Market Demographics Product Market Grid MARKETING STRATEGIES 5 Product Strategy Price Strategy Promotion Strategy Distribution Strategy FINANCIAL SUMMARY 6 Cost Structure Life Cycle Analysis Break-Even Analysis IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 7 APPENDIX A Competitor Analysis APPENDIX B Survey Results Executive Business Summary 1 Mission Statement The mission of XS Energy is to market an alternative to high sugar energy drinks. Rather than getting energy from sugar and carbohydrates, it’s packed with B-vitamins and amino acids that are healthier and still give you the boost you need. Currently XS Energy drinks are sold independently in cases, but the objective to our marketing plan is to reach a younger demographic by supplying to college campuses and offices, while still maintaining our private status. ] History of XS Energy In 2001, XS Energy Drink was launched into the U.S. market. During the first year the drinks were marketed through retail outlets primarily in the Western U.S. Our mission was to find people who could “sample the drink and tell the story, making a personal connection...
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...University of Phoenix Personal Ethics Development Jason T. Clark PHL 323 Ethics in Management July 26, 2013 Kent M. Lauderdale Personal Ethics Development Character, morals, and values are factors that assist in creating an ethical system. The development of ethics from childhood to adulthood is individually based. The ethical system is not a process that comes with birth, but core ethical beliefs in which assist an individual in making decisions. As a father who has dreams and aspirations for my children, it is a strong goal to ensure that they learn what it takes to achieve positive success. I have considered myself to be a duty-based individual who focuses on the role of a father who supports his children and takes care of any responsibility to those who I love. I have served in multiply roles where my duty-based responsibility has placed me in positions in which my decisions strongly affect the lives of others. Values are those things or actions upon which the individual or organization spends time and money. The values that define each person sometimes have a similarity that creates relationships, friendship, and marriages. These same values can be disliked by other cultures and people that cause bad situations like wars, terroristic acts, and domestic cultural violence. Key values of most cultures are faith, family, and life. The faith or religion of a cultural can bring friends and families together or divide them. The friends I associate with are Muslim...
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...children develop a stable level for their academics. I have the passion for volunteering, and helping the children grow tremendous amounts of potential in their academics, so they can prosper, contribute, and have a passion to contribute their skills to society. These perspectives have shown me that education is their key to each child’s soul and future. The ambiance of the school feels endless and ecstatic as it is derived, and driven in such an atmosphere that’s professional and not a very hostile environment. The children come to school and yearn their education in many different aspects to grow abroad. Each day that the children show up to school I yearn to greet them ,encourage them, and direct them towards the zenith of every vowel, color, letter, book, and playful object that helps them develop to the next level in their education. Furthermore, I love the way the teachers focus and implement the skills that STARRS State exam guidelines have to help the children reach and learn every area of their souls’ intelligence to work diligently. The Children themselves demonstrate that they love their books. Coloring, taking field trips to engage in feeling solids and playing different centers that visualize what they’ll want to grow up to be. These techniques help the children develop and enable to gain confidence while they’re working indecently and individually on their own tasks in the classroom. As a volunteer, I enjoy leading education and watching the teachers care deeply...
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...Running Header: Organizational Change MICHAEL HEDRICK BUS610 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR WEEK# 6 JOSEPHINE CAROLA 03/26/2012 ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE 1 INTRODUCTION Organizational Change is when a company or organization goes through a transformation that occurs when business strategies or major sections of the organization are altered. Planned change is an effort to move an organization to a higher level. Unplanned change happens when pressures of external factors are so overwhelming that resistance to change is unavoidable. Today it is commonplace to note that the volatility of changes confronting organizations has dramatically increased (Greenwood & Hinings, 2006). In this paper I will describe the organizational change that my company implemented when taking over a college bookstore that it obtained in a multi-bid competition. Given the opportunity to advance within the company, a stable work environment will lead to job satisfaction and a long-term commitment to the organization. Organizational change is by no means a distinct discipline with clearly defined boundaries. It borrows from a number of disciplines, making it difficult to define its core concepts (Burnes, 2005). In order for a merger or takeover to be successful, organizational change must have participation and commitment from the employees affected. DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE My...
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...cross over. Decide how long it will take to accomplish this goal. After this goal is achieved, repayment would be spread out over time. Time is a valuable asset and commitment is a must. Construct a chart to keep up with academic progress and obtain a superior support system by involving family and friends. According to a study by Templeton research, “Once a goal is chosen, the mind has many processes to promote its pursuit” (Masicampo, 2011, p. 672). Educational and Personal Goals After working as a nursing assistant for many years in a nursing home the enjoyment of taking care of the sick became my passion but the NA position had limits. After returning to school and obtaining a diploma in practical nursing I found, again, this was not enough. Working as an LPN for many years the decision was made to return to school for the ADN. Today my ultimate goal is to receive the MSN with education. My long-term goal is to obtain a...
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...2/6/2011 Wireless on the Move | Thomas Byrd | Warriors Solutions | Wireless on the Move | Warriors Solutions | Wireless on the Move | Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Introduction 3 Company 3 Industry 3 Assessment 4 Need for WLAN 4 Business Entity 4 Mission of the organization 4 Growth potential 4 Current Network 5 Applications 5 Number of Users 5 Strengths and Weaknesses 6 Anticipated Growth 7 Benefits 7 Hard 7 Soft 7 Solution 8 Deployment Scenario 8 Select Network Type 9 Access Point Management 9 Location of Wireless Devices 9 Deploying Wireless network 10 User Support 10 Training 10 Support 11 Conclusion 11 Bibliography 12 * Executive Summary As wireless LANs (WLANs) continue to grow in popularity, particularly in enterprise networks, your enterprise might be considering deploying a WLAN to leverage the different advantages that come with this type of technology. The ability to do away with massive amounts of cabling to mobile workplace is a very obvious advantage. There are many more. Mobile, ubiquitous access to enterprise IT systems throughout the global enterprise yields a more productive and efficient workforce, allowing employees to access resources without being tethered to a traditionally static wired network connection. WLANs allow workers to access and contribute information far more quickly than before, boosting the productivity of all workers who depend on that critical information...
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...Empowering Youth Focusing on Salvation and Service Missions Leadership Discipleship Evangelism Prepared by the General Conference Youth Department Layout by Ludi Leito A General Conference Youth Department publication. Please specify title when re-ordering. This material may be translated, printed, or photocopied by any Seventh-day Adventist entity without securing further permission. Republished documents must include the credit line: “Youth Department, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, used by permission. © 2001 General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20904, USA Contents Introduction...................................5 Introduction Chapter 1 Salvation and Service for All Ages ............................9 Chapter 2 OUTCOMES.....................................13 OUTCOMES Chapter 3 Discipleship Chapter 4 Leadership Chapter 5 Mission Chapter 6 Evangelism Strategies.................21 Strategies Strategies Strategies...................31 Strategies.........................37 Strategies Strategies..................41 Strategies “With such an army of workers as our youth, rightly trained, might furnish, how soon the message of a crucified, risen, and soon-coming Savior might be carried to the whole world!” (Education, p. 271). 4 Introduction It’s probably Ellen White’s best-known statement about...
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...recalls, "I just thought it was an unbelievable opportunity. It was irresistible to me." PC's Ltd was born with $1,000 in capital and a simple question: how could Dell make the process of buying computers more efficient, more profitable? The prevailing wisdom back in the early 1980s was that in order for this new technology to penetrate the market quickly and effectively, computers should be sold through the existing retail network. For such a new and complicated product, this wasn't an ideal distribution system. Retailers weren't all that effective at explaining what all the bells and whistles actually did. And then there was the price. Dell knew from his bedroom tinkering that the parts which made up a $3,000 IBM machine were available individually for a fifth of the cost. He decided on a radical solution: cut out the middleman and sell factory-assembled machines direct to the masses. Going direct to the consumer meant building computers to order: in Dell's words, delivering "exactly what the customer wanted when they wanted it". That meant no wasted inventory sitting around in the warehouse (even in the early days, the time it took the company to...
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