...In the search for career success gaining professional knowledge is something that should continue even after completion of a degree program. The insight from professionals already working in a student or graduate’s chosen field is a valuable tool that students should not overlook. Classrooms and libraries, professors and classmates can educate students in the rules, vocabulary, and basic mechanics of a career, but it is only through the professional knowledge acquired through the professionals, working day-to-day in the field that the students will achieve career success. In a profession with a constantly changing list of required abilities and knowledge base, a motivation to become a lifelong learner will aid in the management of career goals and lower the stresses attributed to ever-changing demands (University of Phoenix, 2010). Joining or looking into professional organizations or associations related to a particular field can provide access to the knowledge needed to continue the learning process long after a degree is obtained. As a student working toward a degree in accounting or a professional accountant looking to tackle changes in methods or required abilities, the American Accounting Association would be a place to go to gain professional knowledge. The American Accounting Association (AAA) is a voluntary collaborative of professionals and professors committed to maintaining excellence in the education, research, and practice of accounting (American Accounting Association...
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...Knowledge of Cultures and Politics as Critical Success Factors in Enhancing Managers Success in Managing International Business Dzulfakar Bin Abdullah (Student no: 20131241445) UiTM Programme Code : BM 995 (Doctor of Philosophy in Business Management) Course Code : MGT 950 (Global Strategic Sustainable Management) Assignment 3: Theoretical Paper Lecturer : AP Dr Roshidi Hassan ABSTRACT Business life in the new millennium is becoming increasingly global. The concepts of globalization apply to both large multi-national corporations as well as to local organizations. Knowledge of local culture and politics has become critical success factors (CFSs) for multi-national corporations in their effort for global expansion. Thus in enhancing the success of managing international business (IB) managers must have knowledge of local cultures and political situations. Research on the impact of local culture and political stability on successful management of international business has become of interest only recently due to globalization process. The paper reviews several literatures that try to prove that knowledge of culture and political situation as CFSs for the success of managing international business. Keywords: Critical Success Factors (CFSs), Knowledge, Culture, Politics, International Business, Success. Knowledge of Cultures and Politics as Critical Success Factors in Enhancing Managers Success in Managing International Business Introduction Globalization...
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...How Knowledge, Abilities, Values, and Ethics Impact Success A popular question in today’s world is how professional values and ethics can impact success. To understand it better, let us take a deeper look into this question. In life, we will come across many people who believe that possessing strong values and ethics is unnecessary and has little impact on his or her quality of life, or in their business dealings. Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page are two people who do not share that belief. Their values and ethics have not only impacted their success, but it has also impacted those who have worked both with them and for them. Sergey and Larry are two guys that come from two different walks of life, Sergey a Moscow, Russia native and Larry an East Lansing, Michigan native. Yet they have many similarities. Both, Sergey and Larry’s fathers were college professors, and they both had a passion for computer science, and that passion consistently drove their values and ethics. The two met at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, where they were both enrolled in Stanford’s PhD program. Shortly after the two met they collaborated on a research project. That 1996 paper, "Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hyper textual Web Search Engine," became the basis for the Google search engine (“Encyclopedia of World Biography,” n.d.). Values and Ethics Sergey and Larry’s search engine, at the time “PageRank,” named after Larry Page became a big hit with students at Stanford...
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...the 41st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - 2008 Towards Measuring Knowledge Management Success Murray E. Jennex San Diego State University mjennex@mail.sdsu.edu Abstract Discussions at previous HICSS conferences have revealed that there is no general agreement on definitions of knowledge management (KM) and knowledge management system (KMS) success. We developed these concepts and presented them earlier this year. Using an expert panel approach followed by two exploratory surveys, we identify KM success measures. The research demonstrates that measures for KM success are required on multiple dimensions. This paper thus also presents a set of dimensions with measures that can be used to determine if KM in an organization is successful. Stefan Smolnik European Business School (EBS) Stefan.Smolnik@ebs.edu David Croasdell University of Nevada, Reno davec@unr.edu begin to identify instruments that can be used to operationalize these measures. Besides presenting some background on KM success, the paper also offers a series of perspectives on KM/KMS success. These perspectives were derived from an analysis of academics and practitioners’ definitions of KM/KMS success. 2. Background on KM Success After summarizing various definitions of KM, Jennex defined KM success as reusing knowledge to improve organizational effectiveness by providing the appropriate knowledge to those who need it when it is needed [13]. KM is expected to have a positive impact on...
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...Professional Knowledge and Abilities Effects on Career Success Gen/200 August 30, 2010 Gregory Williams Professional Knowledge and Abilities Effects on Career Success Professional knowledge and professional abilities grow career success throughout the length of the career. Knowledge is a foundation for improving abilities. As abilities become fine tuned with greater knowledge, career success will strengthen. Professional organizations will incorporate the growth of these two aspects in the organization. The organization will help members become stronger in their fields and thus make the organization stronger. The Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) is a leading organization in the information technology world. AITP has chapters across the United States and the world. One of their foundations is education. They insist on increasing knowledge that gives the technology world growth. The organization is filled with IT professionals that strive to be better people, more knowledgeable and stronger in their IT abilities. Their mission statement stresses improving leadership and knowledge for the present and the future. AITP will contribute toward increasing professional knowledge and abilities. They do this by developing charters throughout the world. AITP connect IT professional yearning for growth in themselves and growth in the industry. AITP provides mentors, workshops and technical foresight. The organization holds summits, individual...
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...Hassan, Ruman Ul February 17, 2014 GESP Writing2, Villamater Writing Journal 5 Student Progress In the current society, progress of an individual is interpreted at many different levels. Some assume it to be a matter of exchanging from one problem to another and some assume that it is reaching towards the success from one level to another. However, the individual’s progress can be easily illustrated by their efforts made in attaining the success from one level to another. Similarly, the progress of a student can be estimated in the same way on the basis of different aspects as well. Therefore, the different aspects to consider the student’s progress are efforts in attaining success, increase in knowledge, and personal growth. One of the aspects to evaluate student progress is the efforts in attaining success. The first step towards achieving the success is effort. The amount of effort students put in achieving their goals helps in determining the student’s progress. In addition, this effort in turn has other different aspects to consider like discipline and time management. With the help of these two factors it is easy to determine whether the student have made an effort or not. Take the example of a graduate English skill program (GESP) student. In GESP, the progress of a student is evaluated based on the efforts made by the student. They mainly focus on amount of effort student’s put in completing an assignment. In addition to effort they also consider discipline and...
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...Professional Knowledge and Abilities GEN/200 Professional Knowledge and Abilities “Never late to Learn, (Yadav, 1997).” One short and simple sentence holds much significance and truth. Education is a lifelong journey that would do people well to pursue through any means. The world is constantly changing and a continuance of professional knowledge and abilities will have a significantly positive effect on career success. To just know the basics of one’s job is not enough if individuals have goals or plans for advancement. Development of professional knowledge and abilities will allow people to have more to offer to their company, employees, self, customers, etc. Knowledge is valuable to career success because it allows performance and abilities to be enhanced for optimal results. The more one knows and can do the more they can have a positive effect on their profession. Therefore, the success they bring to the organization will be reflected in their own success. One professional association that contributes to professional knowledge and abilities is known as the Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA). This nonprofit organization serves the purpose of educating the public and mostly professionals in the environmental fields about being responsible in the involvement with the environment (Air and Waste Management Association, n. d.). The association provides adequate information, courses, and training for professional development in careers associated with...
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...Education “Education is a key to success.” It gives us knowledge of the world around us, while opening doors to brilliant career opportunities. Education builds confidence to make decisions, to face life, and to accept successes and failures. The best way to reach career success is to map out a strategy and set goals. Education can be a source that could lead someone for a better future. Having seventeen or eighteen years of waking up early in the morning, doing home works and projects and staying late at night to study for exams is not an easy task to do. But, for you, what is success? For some, success is the accomplishment of the goal aimed by a person. But for me, success means that it is one way of proving to others that I have determination and patience with what I am doing. Also, it is telling to others that I am willing to do everything just to reach my goals. And how come education becomes the key to success? In today’s modern and competitive society, we cannot deny the fact that we must equip ourselves with plenty of knowledge, thoughts or ideas and skills in order for us to enhance God’s given talents for us. Also, through education, we can learn more and improve ourselves in whatever field we do have. Professionals like pharmacists, doctors, engineers and lawyers surely gave importance to their education. With proper training and knowledge, it is possible for them to perform their best in their careers and to be successful in their field of area. The characters and...
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..."Building the Pyramid: Reaching Your Organization's Knowledge Peak" Michael, Director – Learning Performance December 5th, 2006 • How do you build any structure for learning successfully? • Environmental constraints and considerations? • What are the guides to ensuring knowledge success in the future? • What to do when you hit the summit? How do you build any structure successfully? • Target and Goals Several of the initial thoughts of any new company are to best try to mimic the success models that have been achieved in the past and minimize the failures of other organizations. It is vital to recognize and acknowledge that in order to reach your organization’s knowledge peak, we must first ensure realistic targets are put into play, as well as goals for learning are aligned with the company’s mission and vision. Although these aspects are relative to a company’s current status for a specific time period, deriving dynamic short and mid term objectives that contribute to the long term strategies; play an integral part of preparing human capital at all levels. It is important to note that targets and goals will always be subject to the mercy of the management or stakeholder decisions, respective to the current or future environment – these main factors must be taken into consideration to establish a clear and concise direction for a learning organization. • Planning & Architecture Solid planning in building a strong company...
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...Personal Responsibility and College Success Personal responsibility means only holding oneself accountable for their success and/or their failures. Studying the materials needed for the furthering of one’s education and management of time to ensure they fully understand all courses taken. It’s only when these things are taken to heart in its fullest meaning does college success become their light at the end of the tunnel. Even though cheating is an option, personal responsibility and college success go hand in hand, because they’ll receive a rounded formal education and it creates self-satisfaction which implements personal development. Personal responsibility and college success goes hand in hand. Time management leads to completing assignments on time. When managing time, one can schedule their daily task appropriately to whichever is most important. When one is sound minded they can excel in classes. Being able to be at ease and not stress, results in the ability to accomplish an assignment promptly and correctly. Self-respect affects one’s respect towards their classmates. Establish a mutual respect and consideration towards peers. Creating self-satisfaction implements personal development such as self-confidence which can boost one’s self-esteem. To have appraisal of his or hers own worth. When self-esteem is achieved, happiness follows. Happiness boosts peoples health and their well-being. Being in a great physical and mental state, improves ones abilities to excel...
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... Personal Responsibility Personal responsibility is the main key component for a student to success in college. Everyone has difference personal responsibility of becoming a successful student in education. As a college student, it is his responsibility to acquire self-knowledge, improve personal quality, and maintain good attitude. It is also important to have the commitment and motivation to finish college. Another key to responsibility is time management because a person has to make a schedule that includes schoolwork and his personal life. Personal responsibility is self-knowledge, personal quality, and attitude because the relationship between personal responsibility and college success will be the commitment and motivation that also lead to preliminary plan to practice personal responsibility on time management in education. The definition of personal responsibility divided into many important versions. Everyone has his own version of what personal responsibility means to him. Even if there are different versions of the definition, there are still key components that must cover, which includes self-knowledge, personal quality, and attitude. Vogt and Colvin (2005) noted, “Self-knowledge is defined as knowledge of one’s personality traits as they are exhibited in behavior” (p. 240). Self-knowledge also means acquiring the ability and taking the initiative to act when a situation arrives. When a person knows he has to take the chance...
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...leaders and individuals across the globe are looking towards our generation, Generation Y; to pull the world out of these troubled times. The key to our generation’s success in contributing positively to society is education. Education will guide these young individuals to success in monetary values and in contributions to humanity. People of the skilled labor force argue that the pressure of society on the young generation to obtain the highest level of educational achievement is hindering their growth. Many writers of numerous magazines and newspapers across the United States such as Kate Lorenz, a writer for CNN, argues that there has been countless individuals who have achieved success both monetarily and in humanity that had no degree at all. I shall not argue the belief of critics that guts and determination are equally as important as education; however, I intend to raise the awareness that education is the key to achieving success. Knowledge is essential to an individual; it is not only invaluable but it is also irreplaceable and will never hinder an individual in anything that he or she wishes to achieve. The question that arises most often during the discussion about the importance of education in society is: How much education is enough for the individuals of Generation Y to obtain success? At this time in United States, a person needs at least a Bachelor’s degree to be classified as a middle class citizen. College students face the obstacles of whether...
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...1. Three distinctive approaches to knowledge management at Toyota The automobile industry is one that is very competitive, one method of increasing market share is by staying ahead of competition through exploitation of new knowledge to deliver more efficient processes or products (Chaston, 2004). Focusing on “ The Toyota Way” case study, three distinctive approaches have been discussed below; Metanational Company; . Toyota’s attitude of learning local and acting global describes the true meaning of being a metanational organization. Through this Toyota is able to understand local needs and wants and keep strong relationships with local suppliers to sustain competitive advantages. A Metanational describes firms that creates advantages on a worldwide scale instead of being limited to the “Home-Country” (Doz et al,1997).Such organizations understand the advantages of learning from different industries and keeping relationships with suppliers strong to sustain competitive advantage. The recession, the maturity of the Japanese industry and the opportunity in emergent markets has all contributed to the creation of Toyota as a metanational organization. The essence of this manifestation is its ability in accessing, melding, and leveraging distant capabilities and market knowledge Doz et al, 1997). Additionally Doz et al (1997) explain that in most companies important knowledge resides in the workplace; factory floors, within sales etc. Therefor by employing local talents to...
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...Professional Knowledge and Abilities Professional Knowledge and Abilities Professional success is subjective. Therefore, if one poses the question, “What is Professional success?” one would receive a different answer each time the question is asked. For many, professional success means obtaining a rewarding job that pays a substantial salary. For others, the definition of professional success is the ability to discover and implement ideas or have a good balance between work and private life. Success by definition is the favorable outcome of something attempted. These favorable outcomes are a product of the professional knowledge and abilities gained through research and affiliation with professional organizations and associations in fields of study that will broaden one’s scope of interest and aid in career success. One such professional association is the American Bar Association. The American Bar Association (ABA) is the biggest volitionary professional association. “With nearly 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public” (American Bar Association, 2011, para. 1). The mission of the American Bar Association is to be the national representative of the legal profession, serving the public and the profession by promoting justice, professional excellence and respect for the...
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...Personal Responsibility Cheryl Rose GEN/200 April 2, 2012 Personal Responsibility Personal responsibility is paramount for college success for several reasons. As a student who does not take ownership or responsibility of his actions, but instead finds excuses or points his finger at others for his accountabilities, he may want to rethink the long journey he has ahead. Without responsibility for an individuals’ own success, he will need to reconsider his yearning to attend college. Taking Ownership Although the degree of personal responsibility may vary among individuals, it is important to recognize that each individual must take ownership for his actions and behaviors as success is dependent on the individual. An important strategy for students is to take ownership of his success while attending college. For those individuals who do not take ownership of his actions or behaviors, there may be consequences to pay. As Denis Waitley stated “A sign of wisdom and maturity is when you come to terms with the realization that your decisions cause your rewards and consequences. You are responsible for your life, and your ultimate success depends on the choices you make.” My personal responsibility will include time management, collaboration, and a positive attitude. Responsibility Whereas personal responsibility must start with us as individuals, one must also note the importance of personal responsibility in a team environment. Personal responsibility...
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