...Two years ago, I came to Singapore without any experience in leadership. I was excessively proud of my intelligent identity without knowing that I had a serious communication problem. I undermined anything but physics due to rigorous olympiad training I had in the high school. However, it was all about to change soon after being matriculated in the National University of Singapore. I joined a few extracurricular activities to immerse myself in a world that I never knew. I started to become a subcommittee member of a student club in NUS. It was then my first exposure to organizational experience. Bonds and friendship created during the experience were definitely enjoyable and further encouraged me to go into higher responsibility positions. Soon enough I held several key positions in the student club. There are so many things I learned these past two years through holding main committee position in the club. However, if I were to point out two most important things, I would say they are (1) systematic communication and (2) importance of teamwork. Using top-down approach in solving problem, I am deeply convinced to become more systematic in communicating my ideas. It is simply because of being more systematic would improve clarity in communication. Moreover, systematically communicating to team members "why we are doing what we are doing" helps to align vision and motivation of the members. Not to mention having the same vision and motivation would help them to acquire a...
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...In his book, Smarter than You Think: How Technology is changing our Minds for the Better, Clive Thompson writes about how he thinks that advancements in technology is helping improve our intelligence rather than taking over our minds. Thompson uses the example of advanced chess to portray how amateur players who are able to better use technology triumph over professionals who aren’t. He explains that neither the computer nor the human is better at chess and that the victors are the humans who can work with the computers more efficiently. Thompson goes on talk about how people are incorporating technology all the time in their daily lives and becoming more adaptable to advanced new tools. In addition, he mentions that he believes the three biggest impacts of technology nowadays are the ability to store countless amounts of ideas and information in the form of sites like Wikipedia, the ability to find and interpret data from numerous other thinkers through social media sites like twitter and facebook, and the ability to share material through blogs and posts throughout the internet. He also describes how the current progression in technology resembles that of the past and uses examples of how the first books and other forms of writing were refined and improved in order to be more resourcefully used by humans. Although Thompson endorses the idea that people work better with technology, he is aware of the downsides of a heavily technology based society and that these...
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...1. Go to the Accenture website, www.accenture.com, to research and gather job- and career related information that might need to be adapted by other employers. As part of this research, examine how Accenture markets itself to current and potential employees. * For many organizations, a workforce is comprised of a mix of internal and external people. Recent Accenture analysis of this “extended workforce” finds that external workers, equipped with project-specific skills, are enabling organizations to seize marketplace opportunities faster, with more agility. To manage this extended workforce effectively, companies must create new organizational structures, facilitate interaction and collaboration among all workforce types, and integrate talent-related processes and systems. * “temp” workers—people used as a stopgap measure to fill in for employees on leave or to provide extra sets of hands during particularly busy periods. * Employing project-based workers is more than a tactical response to an immediate need, according to recent Accenture analysis. Indeed, such talent may be highly skilled, in-demand knowledge workers, performing at even the top levels of an organization. * The extended workforce trend * Using external, project-based workers has often been seen as primarily a cost-cutting initiative. . The channels, structures and transactions are entirely different—they are far more fluid and versatile than any familiar forms of accessing human resources...
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...argument, which argues that the universe is being directed towards an end purpose due to the a posteriori (subject to experience) evidence of an intelligent designer, who is God. This is because it is perhaps arguably the most famous version, and the theory which modern-day theories for the Design argument are built upon. The first version of the Design argument came from Plato, a Greek philosopher, who developed it to address the universe's apparent order. Plato proposed in his book Timaeus that a “demiurge”, a divine being of supreme wisdom and intelligence, was the creator of the cosmos. In Roman times, this was built upon by Cicero, a Roman jurist, who put forward an early version of what Paley would use for his design argument. In his book On the Nature of Gods, he put forward an analogy of a sundial being designed to tell the time, and that this could be attributed to nature, so therefore like something must of made the sundial, something must of made nature, and this something is an artificer, or God. These key ideas were later developed in the Dominican priest St.Thomas Aquinas' Five ways in his work the Summa Theologica. Each of his ways were in essence proving the existence of God, but the 5th way in particular, which states that common sense tells us the universe acts in such a way so therefore we conclude an intelligent designer (God) created the world, is often the key idea for the Design argument, and the theme which Paley developed his argument from. Paley...
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...programs. Software agents can activate and run themselves, not requiring input from or interaction with a human user. Software agents can also initiate, oversee, and terminate other programs or agents including applications and online intelligent agents. Define portal.Distinguish corporate portals from information portals. Corporate portals provide single-point access to specific enterprise information and applications available on the Internet, intranets, and extranets to employees, business partners, and customers. They are also known as enterprise portals or enterprise information portals. Define communication.Identity and describe five internet application categories. Electronic Mail Web-Based Call Centers Electronic Chat Rooms Voice Communication Weblogging (Blogging) Define collaboration.Identify and describe collaboration tools.It is said that collaboration tools can change organization structure Explain how. Collaboration refers to the mutual efforts of two or more individuals or groups to perform activities in order to accomplish certain tasks. These tasks range from designing products and documents, to teaching, to executing complementary subtasks, to working with customers, suppliers, and other business partners. In an effort to improve productivity and competitiveness collaboration can be supported electronically. Describe and distinguish between Distance Learning and e-learning. Distance learning (DL) refers to situations where teachers and students do not meet...
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...In an IT infrastructure, domains there can be many threats that can take down your system. There is a threat out there that can harm our system, which we need to address. I feel that our system can be improved for better security and be protective from outside threat. This report is to inform you of the domains that can be affected by outside threat. In addition, people should know when dealing which company property and data that there no room for error. Next to properly handle company data when dealing with customer information. I feel that educating our employee would cut back on human error and keep the data safe. User domain can be defined, as the access point was the person meets the computer. The person can access the system through this point depending on the level of access that have. We would need to put in an “Acceptable Use Policy” it would give the employee the information on how to handle company assets. Now there would be certain measure to where we give access to employee, but that would be handling in the hiring process. With this information, the employee would be responsible for his or her action when handling sensitive data. That would ensure that company data would be safe when an employee logged on to the system. The User Domain is the weakest access point and employee should understand that. Next is the “Workstation Domain” is the device to where a user can access the company system. Only employees with the right access should be using these computers...
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...grading would be another reason technology needs improvement. Such advances can reduce the cost of resource exploitation which, then, increases environmental impacts - for example by using chain saws and bull dozers to create clear cuts of timber. There would be less paper being used and later thrown away. Another way of improving public schools is if there were after-school programs. It would bring everyone in and become involved to create a better environment. It could also make a huge impact on keeping kids off the streets and away from drugs. After-school programs can also involve studying and tutoring to help students understand their classes better. Learn and have fun. To increase the knowledge of the students today, we would need to improve the curriculum. Add more to what is already listed to expand the minds of the next generation. Have more hands-on projects in class so they would have a better understanding and feel into what the topic/project is on. Upon improvement to the curriculum, the students would be fresh and ready for the future. The task at hand is a grueling one, but one that cannot be overlooked. The children of today are the future of tomorrow. It is our responsibility now to make sure the students are as prepared...
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...Foundations Paper Kaybee Alvarado HSM/260 05-29-2011 Andrea Peleg Foundations Paper “The Robert Wood Johnson” This organization was established in 1972. The focus is on making affordable basic healthcare available to everyone. The foundation is the nation’s largest charitable organization that is direct focus on health care issues. The foundation support public agencies, universities and public charities that fall under tax exempt sec. 501 (c) (3) of the Internal revenue code. The mission of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is to improve the health and health care of all Americans. Their goal is clear: To help our society transform itself for the better. The foundation does numerous projects throughout it organization. Every year the foundation gives out approximately 1,000 grants totaling hundreds of millions of dollars to hospitals and research institutes. The RWJF (Robert wood Johnson Foundation) does provide annual reports containing its complete list of grants awarded each year. You have the ability to apply for multiple grants at one time as long as it for different projects. You do have to submit an application form in for applying for certain grants. The entire process can take anywhere from four to seven months before it’s approved. Clinical Scholars is one of the most successful foundation programs. It provided young physicians the opportunity to study on non-clinical topics such...
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...1. Draw the similarities and differences between Brabeck & Bulcke Vision, Mission and Corporate strategies. Every company should have a mission statement that defines the purpose of the company, a vision that will define what the company wants to become in the future and a strategy is the direction and scope of an organization over the long-term: which will help the company gain advantage over its competitors and fulfill stakeholder expectations. A. Vision: Bulcke’s vision is to become the world’s recognized leader in nutrition, health, and wellness remains unchanged. As well as Brabeck’s vision is to be recognized by consumers as ‘the’ nutrition, health, and Wellness Company and to deliver a competitive return to our shareholders at the same time.” So, we can see obviously that bulcke decided to keep the same vision as brabeck; in his opinion this is a strong vision but he should just choose the means of achieving it. As Brabeck said about Nestle’s report on 2007 “almost mystical barrier”, Balcke was afraid that they become over-satisfied of themselves and this will be great weaknesses that will slow their improvement. Although Braceck vision was similar to Bulcke, but the means and the strategies to achieve it were different. B. Mission: Bulcke mission is: The Nestlé model is one of steady growth and margin improvement. It is not management by surprise. This model is so inherent in our structure and culture that we don’t have major restructurings...
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...SIA CORPORATION 1. What are some of the social, political, and economic forces that are influencing SIA’s decision to become a learning organization? When SIA Corporation decides to become a learning organization that SIA manager thinks about developing five discipline: system thinking, shared vision, challenging mental models, team learning, and personal mastery in which everyone is engaged in identifying and solving problems, enabling the organization to continuously experiment, improve, and increase its capability. In the early years of the new century, many companies use behavioral sciences approach that means they use information and techniques from the social sciences to improve organizations health and improving internal relationships, and increasing problem for solving capabilities. In that time, social and political environment is changing. If SIA Corporation keep their own political policy, and keep its own hierarchy, characterized by strong top-down administration, SIA could not able to see or compete to other organizations as competition for achieving its goal. “Those companies which seek to undertake organizational learning will surely gain competitive advantage over those who don’t. Improved capabilities and core competencies are built. Some simple steps, such as proper documenting, will prevent mistakes from being made twice. A company will not grow to its full potential unless organizational learning is taking place. Without organizational learning, companies...
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...[pic] [pic] PRICING POLICY Introduction The fastest and most effective way for a company to realize its maximum profit is to get its pricing right. The right price can boost profit faster than increasing volume will; the wrong price can shrink it Just as quickly. Yet many otherwise tough-minded managers shy away from initiatives to improve price for fear that they will alienate or lose customers. Consider the example of JCPenney stores for Queen sized mattress. The list price is $1699 and after giving away all discounts, the pocket price comes down to $630. Price realization is about decreasing price leakage, increasing pocket price and hence keeping a higher proportion of the list price that adds to the bottom line (profit). The leverage and payoff of improved pricing are high. Compare, for example, the profit implications of a 1 % increase in volume and a 1 % increase in price. For a company with average economics, improving unit volume by 1% yields a 3.3% increase in operating profit, assuming no decrease in price. On the other hand, 1% improvement in price, assuming no loss of volume, increases operating profit by 11.1 %. Improvements in price typically have three to four times the effect on profitability as proportionate increases in volume. Reverse also applies in this case: a mere 1 % price decrease for an average company, for instance, would destroy 11.1 % of the company's operating profit dollars. ...
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...When patients are admitted to the hospital or seen in a clinic the goal is that they are going there to get the best care that can be delivered. Yet it has been proven that this is not always the case and care provided is not always proven effective. "Increased awareness of national shortcomings in both quality and value in the nation's health care has fueled discussions on approaches to reform. As long as the gap persists between the prevailing patterns of care and best practices readily established for a given condition, health care cannot deliver the value we want and expect" Institute of Medicine (IOM), (2011) p. 1. Health professionals working together under the IOM formed a Best Practices Innovation Collaborative (BPIC) " catalyzes joint activities among the health professions for improvement and innovation in health and health care, focusing on fostering evidenced-based best practices, including team care and shared decision making" (IOM, 2011, p.1). IOM was and is very instrumental in ensuring that evidenced-based practice (EBP) and evidenced-based nursing (EBN) becomes a routine part of healthcare today. . McSherry, R., and Scott, K. maintain that " EBN has a very strong position in the clinical governance agenda. This is important because quality improvement emphasises the main components, being thedevelopment of an EBP culture through offering strategic direction for developing, applying and evaluating the skills in practice" (2008, p.1085). With...
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...focus on serving customers and systemic problem solving teams made up of front line workers. Benefits Total Quality Management: * Strengthened competitive position * Adaptability to changing or emerging market conditions and to environmental and other government regulations * Higher productivity * Enhanced market image * Elimination of defects and waste * Reduced costs and better cost management * Higher profitability * Improved customer focus and satisfaction * Increased customer loyalty and retention * Increased job security * Improved employee morale * Enhanced shareholder and stakeholder value * Improved and innovative processes Advantages of Total Quality Management: * Improves reputation- faults and problems are spotted and sorted quicker * Higher employee morale– workers motivated by extra responsibility, team work and involvement in decisions of TQM * Lower costs – Decrease waste as fewer defective products and no need for separate * Quality Control inspectors (Quay,2012) Lean Manufacturing Lean manufacturing is all about creating value by bringing in fierce efficiency in every aspect of production, by minimizing wastefulness in all its manifestations. With its origins in eastern philosophy of 'Kaizen', lean manufacturing focuses on reduction of 'Muda' which is the Japanese word for anything in a manufacturing or business process, that is wasteful or not directed towards...
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...Write Up. Case 1: Blue Mountain Resorts. The Service Quality Journey. Dave Sinclair, vice-president of human resources at Blue Mountain Resort (BMR), was considering his options concerning the company's service quality program. He gathered together a team of 25 BMR managers to identify opportunities to improve service quality. They had provided Dave with a number of specific proposals he wanted to evaluate and decide on a course of action. From all, Dave identified three proposals that required careful consideration: costumer flow, speed of service and information technology (IT). BMR service is delivered in different aspects due to the variety of services that it offers, like winter sport, skiing and snowboarding activities and a variety of services related to these activities, hospitality and food and beverage services, call center, day care and conference facilities. Furthermore, it offers a number of other miscellaneous services to the customers. However, because of the growth and expansion, it began to develop a reputation for long line-ups and poor service. The lacks of service quality started to show up. In other words, guests were not experiencing what they were expecting. Since the employees were not giving a right service quality, it was also affecting their morale and job performance, showing this a lack of two of the service quality dimensions, empathy and responsiveness. After BMR started the service quality journey, the company itself started to change...
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...(Epstein 2005:77-96). It involves an understanding of the interactions between parenting skills and a child’s success in school. Parental involvement is important to the educational success of a young child and generally declines when a child enters the higher grades. According to Epstein (2005: 77-96) the benefits of parental involvement include: • Parental involvement leads to improved educational performance of children • Parental involvement foster better behaviour in classrooms • Parents who participate in decision making experience greater feelings of ownership and are more committed to supporting the schools mission • Parental involvement improves school attendance • Parental involvement creates better understanding of roles and responsibilities between parents, educators and children • Parental involvement improves the child’s emotional well-being In contrast to parental involvement, parental counselling can be described as individual counselling designed to support and educate parents through their child’s recovery process (Shoeman 2009:105). Parental counselling is a service offered to parents who are looking for some guidance on issues pertaining to their child or adolescent. Unlike parental involvement, parental counselling does not decline when the child reaches higher school grades but is rather a continuous and life-long process. According to Epstein (2005:77-96) the benefits of parental counselling differ from the benefits of parental involvement...
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