...Running Head: APPLICATION OF THEORIES Unit 2/ Application of Theories Running Head: APPLICATION OF THEORIES Abstract A critical feature of a successful organizational team, especially in knowledge-based enterprises, is that they are invested with a significant degree of empowerment, or decision-making authority. With more companies moving toward ways of implementing employee empowerment, it can help change things and give managers more time for visioning and nurturing their company. Running Head: APPLICATION OF THEORIES Application of Theories Introduction Most decisions at a company should be based on using critical thinking than on non-critical thinking. In general, critical thinking is a process that helps evaluate situations or problems and then leads to the best solution possible that will give one’s organization the best results. Employee empowerment culture GE Oil and Gas is committed to find ways to achieve an incident-free workplace (Veazie, B., Knode, T., 2010). Human Resources is one of the most critical in this implementing process because they will help train, and communicate to employees how important safety is. Good effective leaders will help empower all employees towards safety excellence (Veazie, B., Knode, T., 2010). In addition, all employees assume the responsibility of their own safety and the safety of those around them arises only out of discretionary behavior (Veazie, B., Knode, T., 2010). Discretionary behavior is simply a choice made...
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...CPA Mock Evaluation CFE, Day 1-individual certification related to Capstone 1 Case Page 1 Cap 1 Background Information Mission is the same: Arndt Industries Ltd. (AI) is committed to manufacturing innovative, quality products Under the current company structure, each company acts as its own investment centre (lots of independence to operate). All divisions (except Engineered Products) and corporate continue to be managed by family members. Some shareholders wanted to sell shares within the family. As well there was an openness to the idea of private equity or IPO. (Catherine’s comment in the Board Meeting) A formal succession plan was deemed important. The corporate office must approve all external financing (i.e. borrowing outside the operating lines of credit). Additionally, under current policy, capital investments over $1.5 million must be purchased with long-term debt rather than by using the operating line of credit and must be approved by the corporate office. The bank is willing to provide up to $50 million at an annual rate of 7.5%, to be repaid monthly over a period of 15–25 years, as long as the following conditions are met: 1. A minimum return on assets of 10% (calculated using after-tax income and total assets); 2. A maximum ratio of debt to tangible net worth of 2:1; and 3. A minimum current ratio of 1.5:1. Any long-term loans for expansion must be renegotiated every five years. Due to a long standing relationship with the bank and a history...
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...Running head: CAPSTONE GUIDEBOOK 1 Note: On the cover page you actually use the words “running head:” You do not on all the rest of the pages Note page number position The Capstone Guidebook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Capstone Design and Writing By Douglas L. Blakemore, Ph.D. Full Professor Accounting, Finance, and Information Systems Department Ferris State University CAPSTONE GUIDEBOOK 2 Copyright: 2012, Douglas L. Blakemore, Ph.D. All Rights Reserved CAPSTONE GUIDEBOOK Table of Contents Note, page numbers are right aligned 3 Page Chapter 1: Getting Started ............................................................................................…4 Chapter 2: The Five-Chapter Approach to the Capstone................................................10 Chapter 3: Organizing the Presentation of Your Study/Project......................................17 Chapter 4: A Few Basics for Writing the Capstone.........................................................24 Reference.........….……………………………………………………………………....29 Appendices……………………………………………………………………………...30 CAPSTONE GUIDEBOOK Note, running head Chapter 1: Getting Started For this class you will be conducting a research study or completing a project which demonstrates the skills and knowledge you have obtained in your field. The 4 See Ch 3 for required format for headings. APA has a required format to follow. Do not accept Word formatting without reviewing even if it says it is APA...
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...My paper will attempt to show three marketing opportunities and how these opportunities will affect the firm’s finances, public relations and the reasoning why the firms should pursue my suggestions. Dmoz is currently the only search engine with all human editors. Given that fact, they have managed to index 3.5 million page with over 400,000 categories. Dmoz is unique because each site that is submitted must be reviewed by an actual human before it will appear in the listing. While it may seem “old-fashioned” to some, the result is a highly reliable index of only legitimate, properly categorized sites. Dmoz's directory structure is very hard, if not impossible to fool. In fact, although submitting sites are permitted to select certain categories, the human editors may place the site elsewhere if they believe it to be a better fit. This gives searchers the confidence that they will find what they are actually looking for when they enter a certain category (http://www.search-engine-site.net/dmoz.html) AltaVista, as an Overture company, seems to use a very similar algorithm and spidering process as Yahoo. However, there are a few ways in which AltaVista sets itself apart. AltaVista provides the most obvious advantage to those conducting specific multimedia searches. Directly above the search field are a number of tabs (Images, MP3/Audio, Video, etc.) that allow the user to search for files as well as webpages. (http://www.search-engine-site.net/AltaVista.html) Teoma was developed...
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...Lockett, Roblee Page 1 of 48 6/3/2003 GENETIC ALGORITHM BASED DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTIPLIERLESS TWODIMENSIONAL IMAGE FILTERS by Douglas J. Lockett and Christopher D. Roblee ********* Senior Capstone Design Project Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Union College Steinmetz Hall Schenectady, New York 12308 U.S.A. Submitted May 30, 2003 Final Project Report Senior Capstone Design Project, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Union College, 2003. © 2003 Douglas Lockett, Christopher Roblee Lockett, Roblee Page 2 of 48 6/3/2003 Table of Contents: Abstract……………………………………………………………………………….3 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………..4 2. Theory of Multiplierless Arithmetic………………………………………………...5 3. Image Filters 3.1. Motivations for IIR vs. FIR……………………………………………………....7 3.2. Edge Detection …………………………………………………………………..8 3.3. Canny Edge Detection……………………………………………………………9 4. Genetic Algorithms 4.1. Motivations……………………………………………………………………...10 4.2. Basic Theory…………………………………………………………………….10 4.3. Description of the Designed Genetic Algorithm………………………………..13 4.3.1. Fitness Function Definition and Crossover Selection…………………...17 4.3.2. Magnitude Response and Relative Error………………………………...19 4.3.3. GA Parameters…………………………………………………………...19 5. Results 5.1. Magnitude Frequency Analysis ……………………………………………...…21 5.2. Spatial Analysis…………………………………………………………………24...
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...Weekly Overview Week One Overview Selecting a degree program is an important step in guiding your career. This week, you will look at the focus of the bachelor’s degree and how all the pieces fit together for your learning experience. A bachelor’s degree is comprised of 120 credits that include general education courses that provide a general foundation of learning. Courses in this area can include English, mathematics, history, and science. The remaining credits focus on coursework related to building your knowledge and skills in the business side of health care. In addition, you’ll look at how you can select a curriculum track or certificate to expand your career opportunities. What you will cover 1. BSHA Program Overview a. Describe the purpose of the BSHA program. 1) Program Description a) The Bachelor of Science in Health Administration (BSHA) Program is designed to integrate a framework of general education courses with a health care curriculum that prepares the graduate with the foundational knowledge needed to enter today's challenging health industry. The BSHA curriculum addresses the basic body of knowledge, understanding, and skills identified as relevant to an ever expanding and diverse health care arena. Coursework includes content in some of the following areas- management, finance, legal and ethical parameters, risk and quality management, human resources, and information systems. Upon completion of the core curriculum health care students...
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...Ronda Crispell American Intercontinental University Unit 4 Individual Project BUSN300-1103B-08: Lower Division Capstone September 18, 2011 Abstract In this assignment the writer is tasked with writing a memo to the manager of the company addressing a recent or current event in the news and discussing the following two theories. First of all, in the area of human resource area, the theory to be discussed is moving toward an employee empowerment culture. The second theory pertains to the marketing area and addressed the theory of penetration pricing. For each of the above theories, the issue being addressed that started employing these theories will be discussed. Also, how the theory being followed leads to specific actions on the part of the company will be identified. The achieved results will be revealed. Lastly, assuming the writer was in the position of senior manager, would the situations have been addressed differently? Other possible theories will also be discussed. Application of Theories In the topic of human resources and moving in the direction of an employee empowerment culture, it is first necessary to understand the meaning of this term. Employee empowerment is defined as relinquishing power to the common employee and allowing that employee to make choices and decisions without the approval of management. The level of authority given to the employee is guided by management. A company that practices employee empowerment is Ford. Issues...
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...S w 907A12 LOBLAW COMPANIES LIMITED: PREPARING FOR WAL-MART SUPERCENTERS1 Veronika Papyrina wrote this case under the supervision of Professor Kenneth G. Hardy solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Ivey Management Services prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmittal without its written permission. Reproduction of this material is not covered under authorization by any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Ivey Management Services, c/o Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7; phone (519) 661-3208; fax (519) 661-3882; e-mail cases@ivey.uwo.ca. Copyright © 2007, Ivey Management Services Version: (A) 2009-05-15 In early February of 2007, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw), the market share leader among Canadian supermarket operators, announced that it would write down its earnings by about $900 million. This revaluation was related to the company’s decision to close 19 of its Provigo grocery stores in Quebec in 2007. Retail analysts suggested that poor operations at Provigo stores as well as stiff competition from Metro Inc. and Sobeys had negatively affected Loblaw’s performance...
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...Eureka Gilliam January 6, 2012 Lower Division Capstone Global Warming: Fact or Fiction. 1. What is global warming? 2. The changes in climate. (Greenhouse Affect) 3. Political affects. Global warming is known to many as the ongoing increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere, sufficient enough to cause climatic change. It is believed that climate change may be one of the greatest threats facing the planet. Over the years there has been increasing temperatures in various regions as well as increasing extremities in weather patterns. Global warming is increasing and the effect of this change is causing a decreased in species and their habitats. Global warming is claimed to be based on two different types of scientific evidence. There is the instrumental record that Scientists have been using for years to observe and record daily air temperatures across the earth with thermometers. These instrumental recordings have then been used to calculate the average temperature of the earth for each year, and then compared on a year-to-year basis. While comparing these recordings scientists have found that the earth’s annual average temperature has increased by approximately 0.6 degrees Celsius between the years 1861 and 2000, with major increases occurring in two periods: 1910 to 1945, and 1976 to 2000 (IPCC, Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis: 2001). It is believed that the climate is changing due to the greenhouse affects. The plant’s surface temperature...
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...Christina Bowman American Intercontinental University Unit 4 Individual Project BUSN300 – Lower Division Capstone July 1, 2012 Abstract This paper will talk about two theories that companies uses, the first one is employee empowerment culture, also known as the motivation theory. The second one is the theory of penetration pricing. Application of Theories Introduction The paper will define the use of two theories that McDonalds uses to produce employee empowerment and penetration pricing. It will give reasons for using these theories and how they will lead to specific actions on the part of the company. It will show the results achieved by using these methods. This paper will also speak on how I would have addressed these situations if I was the senior manager. Definition of the Theories Employee empowerment culture is another name for motivation theory. The meaning is that the employees are involved in the decision making. The theory of penetration pricing is the pricing technique of setting a relatively low entry price, a price that maybe lowers than the normal market price. It is written that the most important resource to an organization is the people. People ensure the interaction of the financial, industrial, and other resources so that the organization may function. According to Hunt (n.d.) there are experienced managers that have realized the financial reward do not always encourages employees and that there are many non-financial motives that...
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...Global Warming: Fact or Fiction AIU Lower Division Capstone BUSN 300 Outline Introduction/Thesis: I. History of Global Warming A. A driving force for the argument 1. A debate that global warming is in fact a fiction 2. A debate that global warming is a fact II. Argumentation A. The Melting Glaciers B. Weather that is Difficult to Follow Conclusion/Closing: Global Warming: Fact or Fiction For years the glaciers have been melting and catching people’s attention, this has resulted in the rise of over 6 in. in the sea level where as a hundred years ago it was much lower. This raises the question as to whether global warming is a fact or fiction. Literature on global warming is comprised mostly on intelligent discussion on having "too much caution on global warming" (Nature, 1991) or "global warming is real" (Kerr, 1989, p. 603) rather than fiction. Let me break this down for you people, society is using to much resources and energy in assuring ourselves that global warming is in fact an issue at all. The top debate in favor of global warming being fiction is the lack of scientific evidence connecting the emissions of greenhouse gases as a result of human activity with global warming (Brown, 2010, p. 26). First and for most any connection at all is completely uncertain and there is no proof. Then we also have, people in today’s that say global warming is a fact and say that society, "have caused a number of environment issues, such as global...
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...I am extremely excited to come to San Jose State and begin my personal plan. I have studied the required courses to graduate, including the capstone and elective courses for Mechanical Engineering. Each of these is laid out in a specific education plan that I created for San Jose State University. It details which classes I have completed, and which I will need to take each semester so that I can successfully work my way through my degree. I know that studying at San Jose State will be an incredible experience for me and that I will excel through the rest of my career as a...
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...BUSN300-1204B-09 Lower Division Capstone Lawrence Hawkins American Intercontinental University Abstract Computers are part of almost everyone’s life. They are use in school, offices, and in small as well as in big companies. It has become a store place for their important data and records. Therefore we need to have something to keep the data in the computer save. Away from dangerous viruses that may corrupt or delete data on your computer, and e-mail program to spread the virus to other computers. My research paper is about the best anti-virus program that can protect your system from any virus. Title of Paper People used computer everyday all day it had become a part of one life, in school, business, home, and in our local stores. From the desk top to the lap top now on the cell iPod we are in touch with the world. Paying bills looking for what is new and just playing games the computer is important to us. Well keep in mind that there are some people that would like to close you (your computer) down. So here come the viruses into your computer and how we have a big problem. Not just in your home computer, but around the world this is a global problem. So we are looking for an anti-virus program that can stop the virus and clear up the computer too. There are so many programs that o the market and we trying to see which one was be the best for us. Some anit-virus program only can do some of clearing up and stopping the virus and other are better than other. Computer...
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...Tamara Anderson American Intercontinental University Lower Division Capstone GDP How to calculate the GDP? - Its consumer spending, investment, government purchases and net exports. The GDP is the statistics of the current economic state. It represents the total dollar value of all goods and services produced over a specific time period - you can think of it as the size of the economy. Usually, GDP is expressed as a comparison to the previous quarter or year. The current trends and statistics of the GDP are made up of the economic trends. When looking for trends they look at the unemployment rate the, the exchange rate, and how it’s affecting the stock markets. They can also look at consumer spending generally if the GDP is high then the economy is doing well (Investopedia ULC, 2011). When business make decisions using the GDP, they are looking for economic trends that will coincide with there business type. For example when auto companies forecasted higher gas prices they started to produce fuel efficient cars, and trucks, because consumers want more miles per gallon. Investors use the GDP as a forecasting tool to make important investments decisions with businesses. Investors look at GDP growth to see if the economy is changing rapidly so they can adjust their asset allocation. In addition, investors compare country GDP growth rates to decide where the best opportunities are. GDP is measured by the BEA quarterly...
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...Decreasing Hospitalization Rates by Incorporating Home Health Care Erin Lillian NR660 Capstone Chamberlain College of Nursing Professor Mikel Hand Decreasing Hospitalization Rates by Incorporating Home Health Care Progressive, chronic disease processes are becoming more prevalent for the geriatric population within the United States year by year. Examples of these disease processes include congestive heart failure (CHF), diabetes (DM) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). All three of these disease processes made the “top ten list” for annual deaths in our country. American’s lifestyle and culture only increases the chances of developing these disorders. It is vital and necessary to educate American society to help decrease the diagnosis rate of disease processes such as these and to augment the lifestyles of those already living with the problem. Home health care is a service provided by companies to patients in the comfort of their own home. Home health care can include services such as nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, bathing assistance and social work. The purpose of these services is to provide rehabilitative therapy and allow the patient to function independently for as long as possible in their own home, even with a chronic debilitating disease process. The services provided are ordered by the patient’s physician and the home health care company works closely with this physician on an individual patient by patient...
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