...UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “small reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One): Large accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No As of November 2, 2011, the registrant had 30,764,596 Common Shares and 1,084,747 Class B Common...
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...Restaurant management involves many different aspects, including public relations, inventory, dealing with staff, customer service and the list goes on and on. Here are ten 10 things you should know about restaurant management. ! 1. The customer is always right. Always. The golden rule of business – the customer is always right. Even if you don’t agree with a customer’s complaint, how you handle it will determine if the customer comes back to your restaurant. Read more about restaurant customer service. 2. Restaurant job expectations should be clear to staff. From the wait staff to the house kitchen staff, each person needs to be the best at their job, in order for a restaurant managment to run smoothly. Read more about hiring restaurant staff. 3. Restaurants need advertising. A big part of restaurant management is advertising. Restaurant advertising has come a long way from newspaper ads and radio spots. Social networking offers a low to no cost way of promoting your restaurant. Read more about restaurant advertising on a budget. 4. Restaurant managment should watch cash flow closely.Cash flow is the amount of cash coming in versus the amount of cash going out of your business on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. If you don’t understand this basic concept of restaurant finances, you put yourself at great financial risk. Read more about restaurant cash flow. 5. There are many types of different restaurant promotions. Promotions can range from a nightly happy hour to prix...
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...International Journal of Social Science Studies Vol. 2, No. 2; April 2014 ISSN 2324-8033 E-ISSN 2324-8041 Published by Redfame Publishing URL: http://ijsss.redfame.com Social Norms and Impediments of Women Development in Bangladesh Abul Kalam Lecturer in Sociology, Department of Economics, Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT)Mirpur-2, Dhaka, Bangladesh Correspondence: Md. KALAM, 32-44 Steinway Astoria, NY11103, United States. Received: January 11, 2014 doi:10.11114/ijsss.v2i2.365 Accepted: February 17, 2014 Available online: March 3, 2014 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/ijsss.v2i2.365 Abstract This study focuses upon the contemporary process of Social Norms and Impediments of Women Development in Bangladesh. The development of women in organizations, Decision making, Political participation and gender mainstreaming is currently seen as the dominant conceptual model for promoting social justice and women equality. This study intends to see the position of women, discourses and various political, economic and social factors that surrounded these events. The impediments of women in Bangladesh were being pulled in different directions as a result, the context of social norms and gender inequality that existed at global, national, community and domestic levels. Child marriage is one of the main impediments of women empowerment and implementation of the government‟s vision-2021. In Bangladesh, the patriarchal capitalism puts women...
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...FILE MANAGMENT AND MEMORY STORAGE Parnell Davis POS/355 December 22, 2014 Professor, Eric Godat FILE MANAGMENT AND MEMORY STORAGE FILE MANAGEMENT, MINIMUM MEMORY AND STORAGE The memory accessible to the kernel and consumer space must be at least 340MB at device implementation. Hardware machinery such as broadcasting systems, video, and other devices as that are not under the kernel's control are excluded from the 340MB designated memory. The absolute value "true" for ActivityManager.isLowRamDevice occurs when the implementation memory accessible to the kernel and user space is less than 512MB. A minimum of 1GB of non-volatile storage space available is required for application confidential data Device implementation. In addition 1GB is required for the datapartition. Android systems are futuristic, although it’s not mandatory; its best have at least 2GB of non-volatile storage available for application personal data as the user may desire to upgrade to the future releases. Application Shared Storage Storage is a major component within implementation as shared storage applications are a requirement for applications and must be 1GB or more available. Configuration with storage mounted by default is an additional requirement. It is necessary that the device include a Linux symbolic link from /sdcard to the actual mount point. It is even more crucial if the If the shared storage is not mounted on the Linux path /sdcard. In addition, system implementations are...
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...Article Review by Saharudin Esa 26 Sept 2012 saharina1110@gmail.com Mathias Hoglund, (2012), “Quid pro quo? Examining talent management through the lens of psychological contracts”, Vol. 41 Iss: 2 pp. 126-142 Article Summary The objective of this article was to explore the direct and indirect linkages between HRM practices and human capital within a talent management framework. In other words is, the author intention was to examine how employee responses to HRM practices, mediate the linkage between HRM and human capital. The approach was applying the psychological contract theory as a lens to assess employee perceptions of the extent to which talent qualities are rewarded and the effect of such perceptions on employee-felt obligations to develop skills. Research Result Mathias mentioned on the result indicating that HRM practices are positively related to employee-perceived talent inducements and that talent inducements fully mediate the direct relationship between skill-enhancing HRM and human capital which was not necessarily true. The questionnaire total response rate of 5.6% was just too low to be cascaded into realistic extrapolation. He should had been considering to collect sample from other alumni instead of Finnish business school alone. Moreover, it could be contended on the robustness of the sample. Mathias was focusing the sample from managers and professionals among the selected organizations for testing the theoretical framework which may not generalize to...
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...Chapter 1 An Overview of Financial Management ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 1-1 a. A proprietorship, or sole proprietorship, is a business owned by one individual. A partnership exists when two or more persons associate to conduct a business. I contrast, a corporation is a legal entity n created by a state. The corporation is separate and distinct from its owners and managers. b. In a limited partnership, limited partners’ liabilities, investment returns and control are limited, while general partners have unlimited liability and control. A limited liability partnership (LLP), sometimes called a limited liability company (LLC), combines the limited liability advantage of a corporation with the tax advantages of a partnership. A professional corporation (PC), known in some states as a professional association (PA), has most of the benefits of incorporation but the participants are not relieved of professional (malpractice) liability. c. Stockholder wealth maximization is the appropriate goal for management decisions. The risk and timing associated with expected earnings per share and cash flows are considered in order to maximize the price of the firm’s common stock. d. Social responsibility is the concept that businesses should be partly responsible for, and thus bear the costs of, the welfare of society at large. Business ethics can be thought of as a company’s attitude and conduct toward its employees, customers, community, and stockholders. A firm’s commitment...
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...So, the latest stream of research on the topic of project management maturity tried to reconsider the benefits that potentially accrue from a high maturity level. It was started early millennium and consist of two design are qualitative and qualitative. The large PMI-funded study found that a organizations operating on higher levels of maturity were better able to create intangible values like transparency of the project management structures. There have positive effect of project manegement maturity on certain criteria of organizational performance such as new product success, sales growth and high level market share. A relationship between maturity and project performance very importance because this is criteria for the project success. The lowest maturity level in several PMMM are labeled “informal”, but the highest maturity level goes along with higher formalization of project management. So, several studies revealed both favorable effects such as improved organizational culture, increased transparency of organizational structures and improved customer...
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...[pic] ISL 223E FUNDAMENTALS OF PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY 1[1] Due Date: 3. 11. 2011 – until at 17.00 to Room B408[2] HARD ROCK CAFE: OPERATIONS MANEGEMENT IN SERVICE In its 39 years of existence, Hard Rock has grown from a modest London pub to a global power managing 129 cafes, 12 hotels/casinos, live music venues, a rock museum, and a huge annual Rockfest concert. This puts Hard Rock firmly in the service industry —a sector that employs over 75% of the people in the U.S. Hard Rock moved its world headquarters to Orlando, Florida, in 1988 and has expanded to more than 40 locations throughout the U.S., serving over 100,000 meals each day. Hard Rock chefs are modifying the menu from classic American—burgers and chicken wings—to include higher-end items such as stuffed veal chops and lobster tails. Just as taste in music changes over time, so does the Hard Rock Cafe, with new menus, layouts memorabilia, services, and strategies. At Orlando’s Universal Studios, a traditional tourist destination, Hard Rock Cafe serves over 3,500 meals each day. The cafe employs about 400 people. Most are employed in the restaurant, but some work in the retail shop. Retail is now a standard and increasingly prominent feature in Hard Rock Cafes (since close to 48% of revenue comes from this source). Cafe employees include kitchen and wait staff, hostesses, and bartenders. Hard Rock employees are not only competent in their job skills; they are also passionate about music and have engaging...
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...[pic] ISL 223E FUNDAMENTALS OF PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY 1[1] Due Date: 3. 11. 2011 – until at 17.00 to Room B408[2] HARD ROCK CAFE: OPERATIONS MANEGEMENT IN SERVICE In its 39 years of existence, Hard Rock has grown from a modest London pub to a global power managing 129 cafes, 12 hotels/casinos, live music venues, a rock museum, and a huge annual Rockfest concert. This puts Hard Rock firmly in the service industry —a sector that employs over 75% of the people in the U.S. Hard Rock moved its world headquarters to Orlando, Florida, in 1988 and has expanded to more than 40 locations throughout the U.S., serving over 100,000 meals each day. Hard Rock chefs are modifying the menu from classic American—burgers and chicken wings—to include higher-end items such as stuffed veal chops and lobster tails. Just as taste in music changes over time, so does the Hard Rock Cafe, with new menus, layouts memorabilia, services, and strategies. At Orlando’s Universal Studios, a traditional tourist destination, Hard Rock Cafe serves over 3,500 meals each day. The cafe employs about 400 people. Most are employed in the restaurant, but some work in the retail shop. Retail is now a standard and increasingly prominent feature in Hard Rock Cafes (since close to 48% of revenue comes from this source). Cafe employees include kitchen and wait staff, hostesses, and bartenders. Hard Rock employees are not only competent in their job skills; they are also passionate about music and have...
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...As stated by Lewis , p , j. Project Leadership ( 2003 ) There are four different kind of Leadership styles by focusing in 2 important dimensions of leadership behavior – Task behavior and Relatioship behavior. By indicating the “ Strength “ of each dimension simply as high or low, he arrive at four combinations which can be describe as 4 different styles of Leadership as follows : Directive Leadership: In Directive-leadership style leader are more focus on task itself . Leader will explain what must be done / how to do it / and when must be done with some deadlines. Consultative Leadership : Consultative is where leader are high supportive and high emphasis on task. In consultative leader are directive but in little more supportive way. Here leader will explain what needs to be done / when it has to be done and why it has to be done by offering some supportiveness to the team memebers. Participative Leadership : High supportive but less focus on task. Here leader might say what has to be done but not so much how to do it. Delegative Leadership : Low task and low supportive behavior. Leader will told followers simply what should be done and them left them alone to figure it out how to accompolish it by team members. There is no such style as the best style when it comes to effective project mangement . It all depends on situation of the project and its followers. In addition to that its ability and willingness of followers to perform a given task. However...
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...Contents Introduction 2 Definition 2 Method 2 Theory and Analysis 2 Conclusion 8 Introduction To establish strategy is an indispensible part of any organisation. It plays an important role in directing and helping organisation to achieve the objectives. In this context, the strategy is considered as the way which organisations communicate with the competitive landscape to obtain the above average return. Therefore, to build an effective strategy, there is a need for profoundly understanding the competitive environment and estimating correctly the resource of organisation. This essay will examine the role of strategy as a “bridge” in order to assist firms to reach their targets in the competitive landscape. Definition There are many ways to definite strategy, however, it can be found that almost of them accept that ‘Strategy is an integrated and coordinated set of commitments and actions designed to exploit core competencies and gain a competitive advantage’. (Hitt, Ireland and Hoskinsson 2009). Organisational resources include skills of employees, finances, capital equipments, patents and talented managers (Hit, Ireland and Hoskinsson 2009). Organisation resource is defined as ‘an asset, competency, process, skill, or knowledge controlled by the corporation’ (Wheelen and Hunger 2002). Competitive landscape is more complex in the context of globalisation; however, the fundamental constituents of landscape are customers, suppliers and competitors. Method To prove...
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...The role of organization, time management and effective communication to succeed in online-learning master courses Introduction Nowadays, many people who desire to be rich often choose to invest in stocks, bonds, real estate or other property types. However, among many ways of investing, the most long-term benefit is investing to knowledge. Not only bring a degree, master courses are also an opportunity for students to go through knowledge , accumulate more and more experience and solve many complex issues of economy, finance and expand a lot of relationships for the bussiness work. These advantages are the reason why many people want to get master degree after finishing bacherlors’ study program. Moreover, with the development of Internet and technology, more and more people choose online courses for Master’s degree. Each person has a different way to be successful in online learning. While some people believe if they have intelligence and talent, they will get success in their study, but others claim that a important factor to contribute to the achievements of their performance is hard-working. For me, in my self-study experience, intelligence, talent or hard-working are not enough, the improvement of some modern-technology skills in looking for informaton leads student to be successful. The truth is that because of taking advantage of using organization, some abilities in time management and effective communication on online learning is the way to approach me to knowledge...
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...Time Management Preview & Reflection 1 Complete the weekly calendar document attached by filling in your plan for accomplishing the assignments for this course over the next two weeks (Modules/Weeks 3 and 4). Be sure to include your regular responsibilities as well as any appointments. Include not only the assignment titles, but show how you will devote time in your schedule to complete the assignments. Include presentations as well as written assignments. HINT: Each assignment must be completed no later than midnight of the due date! Use red ink to show your course tasks and assignments. It would also be a good idea to include your time spent on other online classes, perhaps in a different color of ink. Once you have completed the calendar as a preview/planner for work that is to come, take a few moments to review how you are doing with time management so far. Look at the previous two weeks (Modules/Weeks 1 and 2) to evaluate your use of time. Below the calendar, write a reflective paragraph (4–6 sentences minimum) that describes (a) how you used time well to complete your course work, (b)what did not go very well, and (c) how you plan to change so that the problems are not repeated. Once you have completed both the calendar and the written review of your time, save the work as a Word document (.docx or .doc) and title it as follows: TMPR_1_Your Name Attach the document as your assignment in Blackboard. This assignment is due by11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week...
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...Coca-Cola, being a world leader in the manufacture of soft drinks, has ensured a reflective mission statement, which comes in three-forked approach. As a company, Coca-Cola endeavors to refresh the world - in mind, body and spirit, to inspire moments of optimism - through our brands and actions and finally, to create value and make a difference everywhere we engage. The firm has a very intriguing business model, which as many have pointed out, is restrictive. There is the underlying fact of the secrecy in its formula for beverages, and especially coke. This ensures that the person involved in the preparation of the formulae is not aware of all the components and the entire procedure (OECD, 2001). While this has safeguarded the secret of the organization for decades, it has served to be restrictive since other areas, with their own bottling plants cannot perform the same duties. This essentially slows down the production of the drinks over the world. In other areas, however, Coca-Cola has been very straightforward in pointing out the areas of concern where it could be most effective and others that could be detrimental to its success. However, this business model allows there to be instances that allow unethical practices in the staff of the organization. Business Ethics Guideline and Culture for International Companies Business ethics does not only cover the organizations that do business in one country, those that have branches in other countries and regions also need to exercise...
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...MUUNGANO GROUP FURNITURE MANEGEMENT SYSTEM SYSTEM ANALYST: Antony Njuguna INDEX NUMBER: 4011620005 PROJECT TITLE: MUUNGANO GROUP FURNITURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUBJECT: COMPUTER PROJECT PAPER: 451/3 YEAR: 2015 DEDICATION I take this chance to bestow this project to my lovely parents, Mr. and Mrs. Festus; my fellow classmates as well, and most of all my computer teacher, Mr. Koech for the prop up and co-operation with guidance since the project started. MAY GOD BLESS YOU …..!!!!!!! AKNOWLEDGEMENT I am passing my sincere gratitude to all who have given me support through this busy period when I greatly needed it .I applaud the principal of Kahawa Garrison Secondary School, Mrs. Njagger and all the administration for providing all the necessary resources’. I cannot forget to entail my computer teacher, who guided me throughout this period of coming up with my project .I would like to pass my most ecstasy to the entire work force of carpenters in Kahawa Wendani for responding positively during the field research. CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND INFORMATION Muungano group is a self-helpgroup made of school leavers. The aim of this group is to become self-reliant and attain financial independence by engaging in furniture making. It was realized that the number of temporary carpenters and customers are increasing due to increasing demand of furniture. This has led to increase...
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