...Organizational Change Organizational Culture Roger N. Nagel Senior Fellow & Wagner Professor Lehigh University 1 CSE & Enterprise Systems Center Lehigh University Roger N. Nagel © 2006 Topics This Presentation Organizational Culture Characteristics 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Innovation and risk taking Attention to detail Outcome orientation People orientation Team orientation Aggressiveness Stability Agility eleventh edition organizational behavior stephenp. ro s bbin 2 Organizational Culture USA & China What Do Cultures Do? How Employees Learn Culture “Organizational behavior” “Organizational behavior” Eleventh Edition Eleventh Edition By Steve Robbins By Steve Robbins ISBN 0-13-191435-9 ISBN 0-13-191435-9 Reference Book Reference Book 2 CSE & Enterprise Systems Center Lehigh University Roger N. Nagel © 2006 What Is Organizational Culture? Organizational Culture A common perception held by the organization’s members; a system of shared meaning. Characteristics: Characteristics: 1. Innovation and risk 1. Innovation and risk taking taking 2. Attention to detail 2. Attention to detail 3. Outcome orientation 3. Outcome orientation 4. People orientation 4. People orientation 5. Team orientation 5. Team orientation 6. Aggressiveness 6. Aggressiveness 7. Stability 7. Stability 8. Agility 8. Agility Page 485 Page 485 3 CSE & Enterprise Systems Center Lehigh University Roger N. Nagel © 2006 Culture Characteristics A Closer look 1. Innovation...
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...LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL BUSINESS PROCESS AUTOMATION In this case, Lehigh Valley Hospital became more efficient by changing its organization structure, modifying business procedures, and revamping its network. The hospital installed a new telecommunications network to handle the increased volume of network traffic. BUSINESS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT Lehigh Valley Hospital endeavored to improve their business by assessing their current practices, evaluating new approaches, and implementing more efficient processes. The new way of doing business was designed to make the facility more efficient while improving patient care. The reorganized hospital was separated into two facilities: an out-patient care center and an in-patient center. This arrangement yielded many of the desired results; however, it also fostered a sense of divisiveness amongst the separate facilities. Once this issue was recognized, the hospital spearheaded a “Total Quality” process to alleviate the problem. A team, consisting of a cross-section of employees from both divisions, came together to evaluate, address, and remove the obstacles/barriers that existed. The hospital repeatedly displayed their commitment to Continuous Improvement and Total Quality by including employee concerns, patient care, and operational efficiency in their process improvement efforts. BUSINESS PROCESS TRANSFORMATION Business process transformation is the fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of aspects...
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...Assessment and Diagnosis Student’s Name University Affiliation Introduction Lehigh County is one of the counties located in the Lehigh Valley and has a population of more than three hundred thousand. The large population ensures that there is a large field for making assessment of the health needs of the individuals in the County. The assessment in the county can be done using the demographic and the epidemiological data in the process of identifying the health risks. The population’s information can be collaboratively used in addressing the factors that affect the health of the community and the health problems that come over to the county. The paper uses the community assessment strategies to uncover the community health problems and make the identification of the components of the community health nursing of Lehigh County. Community overview The community of choice is Lehigh County which is located in the Lehigh Valley, the county houses a large number of families and therefore a number of health issues can be seen in the county. The health needs of the people living in the Lehigh County can therefore be discussed and the factors that influence the health of individuals, families, aggregates and even the communities. The assessment is done by the use of the demographic and the data for the spread and the control of diseases in the county (Raukar et al., 2014). Demographic data The detailed Lehigh Valley demographic report includes the population changes that has occurred...
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...Lehigh Steel Harvard Business School Case: 9-198-085 Instructor Prof. K. M. Padmanabhan 12/16/2011 Submitted By Section E, Group 8 Aravind Ganesan 2011PGP448 Gadkhel Rohit 2011PGP629 Gokulnath R 2011PGP638 Kartik Shrivastava 2011PGP685 Sumit Prakash 2011PGP907 Upasana Mukherjee 2011PGP922 Vemb V 2011PGP932 The task is to evaluate the best costing alternative for Lehigh steel. For this, an improvised costing system is developed which overcomes the assumptions of ABC and TOC costing and the optimum product mix for Lehigh Steel is calculated using the same Executive Summary Lehigh Steel is a manufacturer of speciality steels for high strength, high use applications. Its financial performance has generally trended wit but outperformed the industry as a whole. Following the general recessionary trend of the market, Lehigh Steel reported record losses in 1991 after posting record profits in 1988. This had led to an increasing need to rationalizing Lehigh Steel‟s product mix. Traditionally, Lehigh Steel has followed Standard Cost Method for cost accounting. Jack Clark, CFO of Lehigh Steel has given Bob Hall the task of implementing Activity Based Costing at Lehigh Steel. Mark Edwards, Director of Operations and MIS explored the implementation of Theory of Constrains (TOC) accounting for Lehigh Steel. The task is to evaluate the best costing alternative for Lehigh steel. For this, an improvised costing system is developed which overcomes the...
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...Topic: Degree Programs at Penn State Lehigh Valley Purpose: To inform the class about the degree programs the Lehigh Valley campus has to offer. Central Idea: It is important to be educated about what the degree programs entail. I believe that all of us are here for a reason. Every moment of our lives has been set up to bring us to where we are now. At this very moment, we share something in common. We are all Penn State students. Despite attending a commonwealth campus, our degrees remain solely Penn State. But how much do you know about Penn State in its entirety. I’m sure you all know that Penn State offers an outstanding 160 degree programs. Two years of those programs can be completed here in the Lehigh Valley and in the other 18 campuses. That’s pretty amazing isn’t it? According to leaders in academics Penn State students move far beyond the boundaries of conventional thinking as they learn. We grow generations of students who gather the knowledge, skills, and perspectives to hit the ground running in the workforce, becoming leaders in society, and making a difference. Accounting, Advertising, Criminal Justice, Elementary Education, Finance, Hospitality Administration and Management, Information Sciences, Journalism, Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Marketing, Mechanical Engineering, Nursing, and Psychology are the most popular degrees Penn State students choose to major in. Now that I have explained what Penn State offers as a whole, let’s get down to business...
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...Identical to any kid, my favorite time of the year was Christmas. Unidentical to any kid, I loved Christmas not only for gifts, but as it was the only time my entire family was together. My parents, brothers, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and friends would gather in my house on Christmas for decadent dinners and gift exchanging. I relished hearing stories from long before I was born from my grandparents and playing video games with distant cousins and family friends. However, it was customary that these eventful nights would come only after Midnight Mass was attended the previous night. The holidays were a time of greater connection between my entire family that was unable to be felt between the usual household of only my parents and...
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...MANUAL INTRODUCTION TO BLOOMBERG'S MAIN FUNCTIONS FOR BY BLOOMBERG LP EDITED MICHAEL W. VON ORELLI SUMMER 2001 Table of Content PAGE INTRODUCTION 1. INTRODUCTION 2. HISTORY 3. THE BLOOMBERG EMPIRE 4. THE KEYBOARD 5. ANYONE CAN BE AN EXPERT 6. HOW DOES ONE BEGIN (LOGIN) 7. PERSONAL DEFAULTS 8. THE MARKET SECTORS 9. BLOOMBERG BUSINESS NEWS 10. BLOOMBERG MULTIMEDIA SERVICES 3 4 8 10 13 14 16 17 19 24 SCREENS FOR ANALYZING 1. INDICES 2. GOVERNMENT 3. CORPORATES 4. COMMODITIES 5. MUNICIPALS 6. CURRENCIES 7. EQUITIES 8. PORTFOLIOS 27 31 39 48 54 65 70 80 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1. SUPPLEMENTARY SCREENS 2. IMPORTANT BLOOMBERG TELEPHONE NUMBERS 3. REFERENCES 84 85 82 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 18015 Page 2 of 84 05/18/2004 Created by Michael von Orelli INTRODUCTION Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 18015 Page 3 of 84 05/18/2004 Created by Michael von Orelli 1. Introduction Welcome To The Wonderful World Of Bloomberg Financial Markets THE BLOOMBERG provides 24-hour instant, accurate and current financial, economical and political information covering all market sectors. It also provides analytics, historical data, up-to-the minute news reports, economic statistics and political commentaries. We have our own news bureau and have been able to integrate news with analytics. THE BLOOMBERG is menu driven, interactive, user friendly and can be customized to fit every investment strategy and informational need. The system is constantly being upgraded...
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... Joel Sutherland Managing Director Center for Value Chain Research Lehigh University, 621 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 E-mail: jos206@lehigh.edu Bob Bennett President Lean Consulting Associates, LLC, and Group Vice President (retired) Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. 16 Deerhill Drive Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 E-mail: bobben1@cox.net CVCR White Paper #0701 Abstract A business value chain is an end-to-end set of activities that can be applied to a product or service making it ready for the next activity. Most resources used in an activity add value—some do not. The resources consumed (such as people, time or equipment) that do not add value add cost and should be eliminated. This is the essence of the Toyota Production System, or Lean (the term used in the U.S. for what was originally known as the "Toyota Production System"). This article reviews the evolution of Lean principles from the beginning of Henry Ford’s revolutionary assembly line process for his Model T automobile in the early 1900’s, through Taiichi Ohno’s creation of the famous Toyota Production System in the mid-20th century, to adoption of these principles in addressing today’s logistics and transportation challenges. This paper presents real examples from executives who worked within the Toyota Production System and were effective in expanding these principles beyond the traditional manufacturing/ assembly environment. Lehigh University Center for Value Chain Research www.lehigh.edu/~inchain ...
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...drugs, sex, and war, very popular topics of the time. Another unique characteristic of on campus Chabad, that makes it so popular among college students is the shluchim’s ability to talk to the students candidly about their lives, and to offer them advice and guidance when the student’s need mentoring. Not only are the shluchim passionate about spreading Hasidic culture, they are also passionate about their attendants livelihood. Lehigh University has a campus Chabad organization that was established in 2008 by Rabbi Zalman. The positive impact of Lehigh’s Chabad is felt by most who attend. Danni Hyman has been attending Chabad since she started school at Lehigh in the fall, and when interviewed her appreciation for Lehigh’s Chabad was apparent, “During the first half of my fall semester I dealt with homesickness and I had trouble adjusting to college life, but I attended Chabad every week and I always felt welcomed there, and I met a lot of my good friends there which really helped me get over my homesickness and feel more adjusted to life at Lehigh.” Another student, Sarah Federman stated, “Before coming to college I went to Temple most saturday mornings, but I don’t have a car at school which made getting to the service impossible. I went to Chabad with a friend and I loved it, it offered me a way to easily not lose touch with my faith while at school.” To gain a personal insight on my research I attended a Chabad service with my friend Maddie Licht, before attending, I felt...
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...History of malware A brief history of viruses, worms and Trojans The 20th birthday of the first officially announced virus has just passed. Many other "milestones" in the development of viruses, worms and Trojans are contained in the following summary. 1949 The theoretical preliminary work on computer viruses goes back as far as 1949. John von Neumann (1903-1957) developed the theory of self-reproducing automatons. However the details of the technical implementation were not conceivable at this time. 1970er In Core Wars programs written in so-called Redcode are at war with each other. They fight to survive in the memory area. So-called impulses spread through memory and delete addresses at random. There were also a few versions which could copy themselves. This is where the roots of computer viruses lie. 1981 Professor Leonard M. Adleman employs the term "computer virus" for the first time in conversation with Fred Cohen. 1982 The first viruses for Apple II computers are exchanged within a small circle via diskette. Due to an error, the virus caused program crashes. This error was rectified in later versions.. As the first "in the wild" Apple / DOS 3.3 virus, the "Elk Cloner" virus plagues users with spoonerisms, inverted or false displays and clicking noises. It spread via diskettes, which with other operating systems - probably inadvertently - were made unusable. In the Xerox Alto Research Centre, Jon Hepps and John Shock program the first worms...
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...For my project I will be presenting both the NPV and IRR calculations for a graduating senior in the B.S. Economics program at Lehigh University. However, before I start my discussion about my methodologies and findings, I think it is important to discuss why this study is so important. To so many people, myself included, college is really taken for granted and idea that education is an investment in the future isn’t recognized until its time to get a job. If I had been presented with more of this information regarding rates of return for different majors and disciplines, I may have had a different path through college. This data can be incredibly helpful to high school students who are on the edge between deciding to go to college and deciding not to go to college. This is especially relevant with all the financial aid programs today, most people can afford to go to school through loans, and from my findings most will benefit from it in the long run. If this data were more readily available to high school students, I believe we would see an increase in high school graduates attending college because they would more easily be able to see the benefits. To do this I will be using a breadth of sources including data from the National Association of Colleges and Employers and Lehigh’s own empirical data on its college graduates. Throughout the process of this assignment, I have run into several obstacles to calculating the returns to my specific degree. The first issue...
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...managerial accounting. After completing the bachelor’s degree, she entered Lehigh University and continues to study accounting in program of accounting and information analyses. Chen’s interest mainly focuses on financial accounting and managerial accounting. During the years of study, Chen maintained a major GPA of 3.5 while participate in all kinds of activities. She did a research which mainly researches the influence of independent director’s political connection to a company’s accounting information quality. Except for her research experience, she also had internships to make her understanding of accounting knowledge deeper. Last year, she went to Zhonglei Accounting firm and worked as an audit assistant, during which time she print and proof read annual reports and have a deeper understanding of them, participated in consulting service of internal control system. The year before, she interned in financial department of Sany, during which time she sorted out tons of internal audit report of the company and mastered basic operation of SAP (system applications and products in data processing. These work experiences made her feel the connection of how accounting functions from books and how does accounting help a firm to manage financial information in real world. Chen Li has great interest accounting field. She studies in master of accounting and information analysis program in Lehigh University, and she has found great space in public accounting field, and...
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...Summary The project introduces the readers to the basic concept of virus and provides an insight of the history of virus. The report also analyses the spread of viruses and defines certain measures that computer users may take into account to avoid viruses. Overall ,it was learnt from the report that it is important to keep us updated about computer viruses to be able to successfully safeguard us from computer virus attacks Introduction to Computer Virus: Viruses are mischievous programs, the purpose of which is to disrupt the sensible use of computers. It is a type of a mal-ware and do little more than display a message( Usually insulting!!!) on the screen , but some are designed to act after a certain period of time and do such things as make the letters start to drop off the screen or even erase the entire contents of your hard disk. As their name suggests, viruses are able to spread by infecting other disks and they do this by copying themselves onto other disks which are being used by the computer. Viruses are little programs or scripts that can create files, move files, erase files, consume your computer's memory, and cause your computer not to function correctly or to crash completely. Some viruses can duplicate themselves, attach themselves to programs, and travel across networks. They can self-modify or change over time as they copy themselves. Viruses only spread across multiple computers if an uninfected computer is connected...
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...Introducing Algorithms Dedric D. Owens PRG/211 – Algorithms and Logic for Computer Programming October 28, 2013 John Rogers Describe the Top-Down Approach to Algorithm Writing When developing a program, the top-down approach is more than not the preferred method. This is driven by what the program actually does; basically the function of the program. According to Penn State Lehigh Valley, “top-down design or stepwise refinement is an approach to designing an algorithm” and, there are four steps in this top-down design. These steps are as follows: You have to “understand the problem by thoroughly analyzing it.” Then, “formulate the algorithm by determining and writing the main tasks to be carried out as a sequence of general steps”. The third step is to “fill in more details by determining the sub-tasks, if any, for each main task. Lastly, “repeat step third step until you arrive at a precise algorithm expressed in terms of basic executable instructions.” How is pseudo-code used to assist in writing an algorithm? Pseudo-code is defined as an outline of a program written in a form that can easily be converted into real programming statements. It is sometimes confused with an algorithm when developing a program. In reviewing Prelude to Programming: Concepts and Design, Fifth Edition, (para. 2.1, pg 72 an algorithm is “a step by step method for solving a problem or doing a task.” Pseudo-code uses short and easy to understand phrases in plain...
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...POLITICAL ECONOMICAL Solar Farm The Crayola solar farm includes over 30,000 panels on 20-acres of land. These solar panels provide enough power to make 1 billion Crayola crayons and 500 million markers a year! Find out more fun facts about the Crayola solar farm by watching this video. Products The green trend meets school supplies and Crayola is leading the way with crayons made using solar power, markers made from recycled plastic and colored pencils produced with reforested wood. Find out more about Crayola products. Crayola Color Cycle Crayola and schools across North America have banded together to help kids understand the importance of their role in protecting the environment. That’s why we launched Crayola Color Cycle. Through this initiative, students in K-12 schools across the continental United States and parts of Canada can collect used markers and send them to a conversion facility where they will be transformed into clean-burning fuel. Learn more about how you can participate! Crayola Green Initiatives At Crayola we believe being "responsible" means doing what is right. It is being a good citizen in the communities and countries where we operate and our products are found. It means incorporating social and environmental priorities and practices into our Crayola brand, our products and our relationships with customers, vendors, consumers and employees. Every day we learn more and work to apply best practices to improve our company, our Crayola products and...
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