...Samuel Moore “Sam” Walton Samuel Moore Walton entered the world in the usual way on March 29, 1918, in the poor, small town of Kingfisher, Oklahoma. Sam’s parents moved the family to Missouri in 1923 where he spent the remainder of his childhood bouncing from one Missouri town to another. Life was not easy for Sam and his family while growing up during the depression, nor did he take the easy way out…ever. He was a natural leader and driven even as a child; anything that Sam was part of, he ending up leading in some fashion. Youngest Eagle Scout, starting quarterback, honor society, class president, officer of his college fraternity, ROTC officer, and the list goes on. Sam was not afraid of hard work and understood the value of the dollar (Bell, 1999.) Sam got his start in retail management right out of college in 1940 with J. C. Penny’s as a management trainee and then with a Ben Franklin variety store franchise that he ran out of a leased building. He quickly grew his franchise to be the number one franchise in a six-state region, making his success look easy. So easy in fact that the owner of the building refused to renew Sam’s lease and wanted to run the store himself. Sam tried to fight his landlord in court but lost. Instead of throwing up his hands in defeat he got busy. Sam Walton purchased another variety store franchise in Bentonville, Arkansas, changed the name of the store to Walton’s 5 & 10 (another Ben Franklin franchise). Twelve years later Wal-Mart was...
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...Samuel more Walton John Agbatekwe September 10, 2015 Humanity/ 102 Professor Sherna Armstrong Sam Walton a 20th century genius Sam Walton, one of the most brilliant and successful businessmen in history, he was the founder and former CEO of one the largest retail business company in the world today. Sam Walton is the definition of success and he proved it by opening the largest retail business in the world. He transformed the way people shop in the United States of America and around the world. He brought in a great change in the tactic of business. In 1945 when he bought his first Wal-Mart store from the Butler brother, the store was only making $72000 a year. But shortly after he took over the store, he turned it into a $250,000 yearly store. Sam Walton is the epitome of success and as of today he is worth over 149 billion dollars (Samuel M Walton 1992). Samuel Walton’s early life Samuel was borne born on March 29, 1918 at Kingfisher, Oklahoma to Thomas Gibson Walton and Nancy “Nannie” Lee. Samuel, his brother (James) and his parent lived in kingfisher, Oklahoma until 1923, when they moved to chesterfield Missouri, where his father worked as a mortgage man. Samuels’s family moved around a lot from one small to another. When Samuel was in eighth grade at Shelbina, he became the youngest Eagle Scout in the state history and shortly became a recipient of the distinguished Eagle Scout award from the boy’s Scout of America. Samuel’s parents did not have money growing...
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...VICTOR ADEJAYAN | ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP PAPER | DR. WALTER W. DINGMAN | | BUS 508 | 2012 | A short analysis of the entrepreneurial approaches of Samuel Walton and Christopher Zorich | Profit oriented entrepreneurial approaches of Samuel Moore Walton. Sam Walton, the man Samuel Moore Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, was archetypal leader with some level of consistencies in his lifetime that stayed with him until his death. Sam was a servant-leader who listened quietly to the customers and sought to please them. He believed in hard work, worked hard and had fun doing it. His leadership style If ever there was a true born leader, Samuel Walton was one. Sam, as he was popularly called, was born the first child of his parents, Thomas and Nancy Walton on March 29, 1918. By virtue of his birth, he took some amount of responsibility for his only sibling, J.L. "Bud" Walton. Maybe, this helped him in developing very strong leadership skills early in life. Sam attended Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri where he served as class president. He played football in the school’s team which had no defeats as long as Sam was the quarterback. Sam attended the University of Missouri at Columbia where he got a degree in business and he was about to commence graduate studies in insurance when he decided for engagement in retail business. I personally believe that Sam deduced from his exposure to business studies that he had some of the qualities that success in...
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...DNV planning IN A DECEPTIVELY simple essay entitled Earth Day and the War Against the Imagination, Pulitzer prize-winning poet and eco-essayist Gary Snyder says, "Real estate and business people like to argue that economic growth and development are inevitable." In what's become a landmark statement, he argues: "It is not selfish for any community or neighbourhood to try to find ways to check unwanted growth and expansion in its own backyard." And: "Those who try to shove growth down our throats are precisely the people who profit from it." An old English teacher like District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton should appreciate this. As they say in the TV cop-shows, "Follow the money." Swelling density and slamming huge residential towers into other people's communities is a surefire strategy for the wealthy to grow very wealthy. The ownership of North America's professional sports teams includes a preponderance of real estate developers, and we know what it costs to buy one of these franchises and pay the all-star employees. Next time you spot one of those colossal holes being excavated for another highrise tower, remember the builder's maxim, "Where there's muck, there's money." Somewhere along the line while everyone was watching hockey reruns or Desperate Housewives, people in North Vancouver stopped caring about big residential growth the way they used to - the kind that's preparing to steamroll the district under its current developer-cosy, Talk Big, Do...
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...has to go all the way back to the beginning stages of the company. From the birth of the company to present day empire it has created, one question must be answered: corporate giant or corporate beast? Wal-Mart has a long history and they have been around much longer than what most people think. The founder of Wal-Mart was Sam Walton. Sam Walton was born into a farmer’s family in Kingfisher, Oklahoma on March 29, 1918. [31] He had one brother whose name was James Walton. Sam’s father was a farmer until he decided that farming was not producing enough revenue and decided to become a mortgage man. Sam grew up in the great depression where he learned many moral values like working hard. He had many odd jobs so he could help his family out with money. The family then moved to Florida, while there Sam became the youngest Eagle Scout in the state’s history. After graduating from high school Sam decided to further his educations and enrolled at the University of Missouri as an ROTC cadet. Sam graduated in 1940 with a degree in Economics and was named the class president. Wal-Mart was not Sam Walton’s first store that he owned. In 1945 Sam Walton opened the first Ben Franklin franchise in Newport, Arkansas. He started the stores with five-thousand dollar...
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...Summary Sam’s Club warehouse wholesaler has been selling low priced, bulk items, under their parent corporation of Walmart, since 1983. Sam Walton had the vision of a place where small business owners could go shopping for the items that they need in order to run their company with a low price mark-up and dependable membership service quality. This analysis will separate with seven parts to show the result of the Sam’s club: Executive Summary, Brand/Store background, SWOT Analysis, Company position, Target Market, five mix retail consideration and conclusion. I will combine the customer experience and review with in the internet and people around me to deep find the strategies of the Sam’s club Currently, “nearly 600 locations are not only terrific places to save money, but also destinations for solutions that can help ease a busy schedule. Whether stocking a pantry or a business, selecting new electronics or getting ready for a party, our Members count on Sam’s Club as their source for the products and services they need to keep things running smoothly” (Sam’s Club Inc., 2010). Brand/Store Background Sam’s club is a subsidiary of Wal-Mart that is the largest retail stores chain around the globe. The Sam’s club is member specific and its existence dates back to 1983. Sam’s club’s name is affiliated with Sam Walton, a Wal-Mart founder. The company is presently headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States. * Sam’s Club is a club of brands...
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...when sales slump or drop off? or how to handle stress situation of sales target, manage sales team diversity and so on) 3. Describe the Process of Selling and Buying of B2B or B2C from the experiences shared by the sales manager (guest speaker) and provide practical examples to illustrate, included: c) How to prospecting a customers d) How to building rapport e) Discuss critical aspects in relationship selling 4. Sales Performance and Others a) Discuss recruitment and selection b) Leadership and motivating sales forces c) Leadership and motivating sales forces d) Compensation, incentives, non-financial reward and personal satisfaction 5. Conclusion (5) a) Discuss your own point of view regarding the challenges. Group mark: _______/100% ___________________ Grade RULES OF THUMB The creativity of the report presentation, analysis and idea arrangement is highly marked The credibility of information source/reference must be guaranteed Quality not quantity! ASSIGNMENT 2 - B2B/B2C SALES CALL PRESENTATION BA032IU SALES MANAGEMENT Presentation Marking Sheet Group: _______________________ Date: ________________ c) Quality of presentation (preparation, speech and clarity) 1 2 3 4 5 d) Content (level of research and relevance of information) 1 2 3 4 5 e) Using multiple mediums (photos, videos, music, in-class enactments etc) 1 2...
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...UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA NORWICH BUSINESS SCHOOL UG/PG Coursework 2012-2013 MODULE: NBS- MC03 Marketing and Strategy: Markets, Competitors, and Customers – REASSESSMENT COURSEWORK Note: This is an individual assignment in which all of the work must be done by you alone. Question: “How well will the company do? Analyse the strategy and marketing of an existing company of your choice. Use your analysis to predict how successful it might be in future and make specific recommendations on how and why it should change its strategy and / or marketing” You are required to write a discussion paper that includes your strategic and market based analysis of the company, its competitive environment now and in the future, how successful you believe it will be in the future based upon its existing strategy and marketing, and how you would recommend it change its strategy and/or marketing to be more successful in the future. Submission deadline: 15th April 2013 no later than 3pm Word limit: 2,000 words This is a discussion paper and not a business plan. In addition to your main analysis and discussion, your paper you should include: • An Executive Summary (max 200 words) • Appendices – where you can put your supporting information. These are not marked but are helpful for the marker to see. They are not part of the word count. Suggestions for how to use the appendices, e.g. if you do a PESTLE analysis you put the detailed PESTLE in the appendix and...
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...indicate that you agree to receive or access proxy materials electronically in future years. You may also agree to receive or access proxy materials electronically in future years on Walmart's corporate website at http://stock.walmart.com/annual-reports. VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903 Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on June 5, 2014. If you participate in the Walmart 401(k) Plan or the Wal-Mart Puerto Rico 401(k) Plan, you must vote these shares no later than 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on June 3, 2014. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions. VOTE BY MAIL Mark, sign and date this proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided promptly to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS: PL ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PURPOSE The purpose of this report is to assess the compliance of Nightingale Community Hospital (NCH) in accordance with the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals for 2012. This report will focus exclusively on the Priority Focus Area of Communication and its subsequent standards: * UP.01.01.01 – Conduct a preprocedure verification process. * UP.01.02.01 – Mark the procedure site. * UP.01.03.01 – A time-out is performed before the procedure. BACKGROUND NCH is 13 months away from its next Joint Commission audit. It is imperative that NCH is in complete compliance with the Joint Commission. METHODOLOGY In order to determine the degree of compliance with the aforementioned standards, the following NCH documents were cross-referenced: * Preprocdure Hand-Off >cross-referenced with standard UP.01.01.01 * Site Identification and Verification >cross-referenced with standard UP.01.02.01 * Site Identification and Verification, subheading Time-Out Procedure >cross-referenced with standard UP.01.03.01 FINDINGS Standard UP.01.01.01. NCH is not in compliance with standard UP.01.01.01. The first element of performance of this standard requires NCH to conduct a preprocedure verification process. Although NCH currently has a Preprocedure Hand-Off form that highlights the process, it could be improved by the inclusion of more precise language. Three recommendations are suggested for this improvement: (a) procedure...
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...How do you correct your student’s grammar mistakes? Instructors often lament the sloppiness of their students’ writing. Grammatical problems abound in college student writing, and when student papers are filled with errors, many teachers feel obligated to correct every sentence-level error they see. While marking each error can be an extremely time-consuming task, it is always the hope that students will read these comments and learn from the corrections. Is this really what happens? Is the time well spent? Unfortunately correcting errors for students will probably not help them learn to correct errors themselves. Only the most conscientious students will pour over your comments and reach for their grammar handbooks for additional information. Rather, in cases where every error is marked and corrected, the student will likely believe that the instructor has done all the work, and that little revision is necessary beyond that indicated by the corrections. If students are not given a chance to revise work, chances are good that they will not attend to your comments at all. Another downfall to correcting every spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization error in a student paper is that it can end up taking the focus of your comments off the content and organization of the piece. Even if you are careful to attend to both mechanics and content, it is important to keep in mind that students can be easily overwhelmed...
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...This can only be done if each tool has a specific place where it is stored that allows for quick identification if the tool is missing. There are several ways to do this. Tool shadowing This involves specifying a specific space for each tool. It should be designed in such a way as to quickly determine if a tool is missing. A popular method is to use some type of foam product and cut out spots for each tool. In a toolroom environment, walls can be used with pegboard and hooks. The item is then outlined and shadowed. Tool identification Some companies require employees permanently mark their tools for tool identification purposes. This provides a way to quickly identify who a tool belongs to when it is found. Tools can be marked using a vibra-peen tool. Some other marking methods such as permanent marker may not be very effective in a hangar environment. If your company requires mechanics to mark their personal tools in a uniform method, be careful of the requirement. It would be best to use mechanics’ initials or the last four digits of their Social Security number as a tool ID marking. Company specific numbers such as employee numbers should be avoided. If the mechanic changes jobs to another company, these numbers will not be...
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...------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form * Home * My Qualification * Assessments * Study resources * The Cafe * Media Lounge Hints and tips for writing assignments What follows are some tips which should help you when you are preparing for the assignment route of assessment. Your tutors are likely to use contact time in a different way than if they are preparing you for examinations – as well as covering the theory, more time may be spent debating the application of theory to practice, and perhaps using the assignment as a basis for some discussion. Studying and preparing assignments Any studying member who require support in preparing and writing assignments should contact their tutor/study centre for advice and assistance. Guidance on formats for assessments Please be advised that there is not a prescriptive approach to producing documents for assessment. The content and structure of the document depends upon the audience addressed and the subject matter. You can undertake research on different types of documents by looking at what is available on the internet. For example, putting in the words “discussion papers for conferences” brings up a wide variety of discussion papers for a conference audience. To view more examples download our Guidance on formats for assessments. Check our Command words guide: when answering your questions on your assignment, it is important to ensure you have interpreted what...
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...ensure information is communicated; however, there are areas lacking in the hand-off form. Although the current hand-off form has an area to verify the patient identification/armband and if the site has been marked, there is no area to verify the patient procedure and the procedure site thus leaving the hospital not in compliance with the standard. 2. Identify the items that must be available for the procedure and use a standardized list to verify their availability. NCH is also not compliant in this standard as, again, the hand-off form does not have an area that identifies items needed for the patient’s procedure, nor is there any other form identified in the written policy that addresses this element of performance. UP.01.02.01: Mark the procedure site – This Element of Performance is in place to ensure that wrong site surgeries do not happen...
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...be inserted at the field board): Number of students registered: Number of students assessment 1: Number of students assessment 2 (where applicable): Number of students provisionally awarded a Module Pass at the examination board in June/July for undergraduate programmes: Module Co-ordinator : Peter Walker Date 24 May 2011 | Assessment Report: Overview of how well students handled the assessment 1 (for example how well students understood material, met expectations, integrated knowledge, language skills, etc) 1. Overall this year’s cohort performed very well; 147 students took the assessment of these 5 obtained marks in the 1st class category, 68 obtained 2:1, 54 2:2, 16 3rd class and 4 students failed. In percentage terms this is a 97% pass rate. With the average mark skewed towards the 2:1 level. Given that a significant number of the students were on our top up degrees programme and therefore did not have English as their first language, this was a particularly gratifying result. (handling of specific questions/sections and strengths/weaknesses in relation to each question ) 1. The exam is separated into two sections, section A was related to a case study that the students received around 3 weeks prior to the examination and section B addressed some of the conceptual material from the module. In general students handled section A, very well, having been briefed on the key issues, they prepared themselves well for the...
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