...I started a joke Which started the whole world crying But I didn't see That the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry Which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen That the joke was on me I started a joke Which started the whole world crying But I didn't see That the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry Which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen That the joke was on me I started a joke Which started the whole world crying But I didn't see That the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry Which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen That the joke was on me I started a joke Which started the whole world crying But I didn't see That the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry Which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen That the joke was on me I started a joke Which started the whole world crying But I didn't see That the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry Which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen That the joke was on me I started a joke Which started the whole world crying But I didn't see That the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry Which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen That the joke was on me I started a joke Which started the whole world crying But I didn't see That the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry Which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen That the joke was on me I started a joke Which...
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...Forcefield Analysis - Kurt Lewin’s model Sociologist Kurt Lewin developed a 'force field analysis' model (1951) which describes any current level of performance or being as a state of equilibrium between the driving forces that encourage upward movement and the restraining forces that discourage it. Essentially this means that a current equilibrium exists because the forces acting for change are balanced by the forces acting against change. The driving forces are (usually) positive, reasonable, logical, conscious and economic. The restraining forces are (usually) negative, emotional, illogical, unconscious and social/psychological. Both sets of forces are very real and need to be taken into account when dealing with change, or managing change, or reacting to change. Forcefield Analysis restraining forces (against change) current equilibrium driving forces (for change) Increasing the driving forces is not enough for change, as the restraining forces remain in place, and as long as they remain in place it becomes harder to use the driving forces. An analogy is when you push against a spring; the more you push, the harder it becomes and as soon as you stop pushing the spring reverts to its previous position (after having sprung past that point). Therefore unless both the driving and restraining forces are balanced a kind of yo-yo effect results; a change and then a reversion back, and then a change, and then a reversion back, and then a...
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...Evaluating your current sales force is an important step in the process of deciding whether and how to grow your sales team. If your existing sales force is fine and will be more than adequate to fuel future growth, you can keep the number of people the same and simply add some additional training or perhaps a revamped compensation package. On the other hand, your sales force may need to grow by a few heads, or you may choose to stay the same size but have different people filling the sales positions. Step one in evaluating your sales force is to decide what you want it to do for you. For some companies that do most of their selling through mail order or the Internet, a sales force is strictly an option. In this case, you may expect your sales force to handle only the larger accounts, leaving the smaller orders to customer service personnel and order-takers. For other companies, however, the salesperson is the most visible-and perhaps the only--outward manifestation of the company seen by customers. This type of salesperson carries a heavy load. He or she has to uphold the company's image, hold the customers' hands, interface with delivery and repair departments at headquarters, and, of course, get the sale. It won't require a lot of thought for you to come up with a good description of what you want your sales force to do. Make sure you're not evaluating your sales force based on some other company's needs. For instance, if your salespeople are primarily charged with following...
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...has been successfully uploaded and confirmed – this may take more than five minutes during busy periods. Late penalties will be applied to any work submitted from 12.01pm on 13th November 2014 onwards. Details of how to calculate a late penalty can be found in the UG Handbook. Students must: 1. Submit their work using a WORD file 2. Attach and complete the cover sheet provided on MOLE 3. Name/title the WORD document ‘Student Number MGT136-1’ e.g 140011001 MGT136-1Failure to comply with any of these submission requirements will results in a 5 mark penalty. | Contribution to Final Mark for Module: 20 per cent (20%). | Maximum Word Length: Between 750 and a maximum of 1000 words. The word count includes everything expect the reference list and appendix. Papers which exceed 1000 words will be penalised in accordance with Management School policy and this is set out in the Undergraduate Handbook. | Requirements: Provide an analysis of an organisation of your own choice explaining the relative importance of each of Porter’s Five Forces for your chosen organisation’s strategic position. You should support your arguments with evidence from the company and/or the relevant literature.You must NOT choose any of the following companies as the focus of your case analysis:TescoRyanairToyotaShould you present a case analysis of any of the above, you will be awarded a mark of zero.Choosing a company to examine:I suggest that you choose a well-established national or...
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...Episode 412: The force on a conductor in a magnetic field Having reminded your students that magnetic fields can be found near permanent magnets and in the presence of an electric current, the next step is to show how the ‘field’ can be quantified. Again, students should know that a conductor carrying a current in a magnetic field will experience a force and will probably remember that Fleming's Left Hand Rule can be used to find the direction of that force. Summary Demonstrations: Leading to F = BIL. (15 minutes) Discussion: Factors affecting the force. (15 minutes) Discussion: Formal definitions. (20 minutes) Student questions: BIL force calculations. (20 minutes) Demonstrations: Leading to F = BIL Several quick experimental reminders are possible. Tap 412-1: Forces on currents TAP 412-2: An electromagnetic force These lead on to a further experiment in which the relationship F=BIL can be established. TAP 412-3: Force on a current-carrying wire Discussion: Factors affecting the force The experiments above lead to the conclusion that the force F on the conductor is proportional to the length of wire in the field, L, the current I and the ‘strength’ of the field, represented by the flux density B. (There is also an 'angle factor' to consider, but we will leave this aside for now.) Combining these we get F = BIL (It can help students to refer to this force as the ‘BIL force’.) Students...
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...fundamental freedoms of armed forces personnel be strengthened? “many organizations and individuals can be engaged to monitor and improve the human rights situation in the armed forces. The main responsibility for upholding the human rights of armed forces personnel lies with state institutions, in particular civilian oversight structures such as the ministry of defence and parliament, as well as the armed forces’ leadership. The ministry of defence or armed forces’ leadership can institute professional codes of conduct, which can play an important part in achieving respect for human rights by integrating respect for human rights into the professional ethos of the armed services. By incorporating such respect...
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...be a profit, not-for-profit, or public sector organization. All organizations experience business problems which management must solve. Cases have been written on such organizations as Apple, Microsoft, Y.M.C.A and Royal Bank. Examples of cases are end of each chapter of your text. The “story” or “narrative” often contains additional information which gives insights into the causes of the problems. Sometimes, the case will actually propose possible alternative solutions to solving the problem. Many cases are written from the viewpoint of the manager/leader that recognizes the problem and is under pressure to find a solution. 2. Why use cases? At the JR Shaw School of Business, we take an applied approach to learning. As a student, you learn concepts/models and theories that are simplified representations of the “real world”. While it is not possible to illustrate real world issues, models are realistic in giving insights into what is actually occurring in the workplace. They are a valuable tool to learn about the realities of management. Rather than just memorizing these models/concepts, we learn by applying them to real world problems. The models/concepts are in the course textbook. The problems are illustrated in the business cases. Applying the models/concepts to...
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...Industry Analysis: The Five Forces Cole Ehmke, Joan Fulton, and Jay Akridge Department of Agricultural Economics Kathleen Erickson, Erickson Communications Sally Linton Department of Food Science Overview Assessing Your Marketplace The economic structure of an industry is not an accident. Its complexities are the result of long-term social trends and economic forces. But its effects on you as a business manager are immediate because it determines the competitive rules and strategies you are likely to use. Learning about that structure will provide essential insight for your business strategy. Michael Porter has identified five forces that are widely used to assess the structure of any industry. Porter’s five forces are the: • Bargaining power of suppliers, • Bargaining power of buyers, • Threat of new entrants, • Threat of substitutes, and • Rivalry among competitors. Together, the strength of the five forces determines the profit potential in an industry by influencing the prices, costs, and required investments of businesses—the elements of return on investment. Stronger forces are associated with a more challenging business environment. To identify the important structural features of your industry via the five forces, you conduct an industry analysis that answers the question, “What are the key factors for competitive success?” Audience: Business managers seeking to assess the nature of their marketplace Content: Presents five forces that influence the profitability...
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...Excessive Force and Police Brutality Being arrested is a frightening and traumatic event that is made much worse when police officers act with excessive force or brutality. Excessive force and police brutality is becoming more prevalent as a means us subduing a suspect. In some cases, the amount of force used to apprehend and subdue a suspect exceeds the boundaries of reasonable physical force. When this occurs, the lawyers of Van Sant Law, LLC are ready to hold police officers accountable for their unnecessary use of force. What is considered reasonable force? Determining what is reasonable force is a question for the courts to determine based upon the relevant facts and circumstances of the particular case. However, the Supreme Court...
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...Forces and Motion For Students of Baldwin Wallace College Spring Semester 2011 Monday – Wednesday 10:00 – 11:15 am Room 139 Wilker Faculty Richard Heckathorn The materials for this course were organized and edited by Richard Heckathorn using materials from a program called Operation Physics and includes materials developed by him. The original OPERATION PHYSICS activity sequence to improve physics teaching and learning in upper elementary and middle schools was funded by the National Science Foundation. Original Material Copyright 1992 by American Institute of Physics Materials edited and photoduplicated with permission. FORCES & MOTION INTRODUCTION WORKSHOP LEADER’S TOPIC INFORMATION INTRODUCTION TO FORCES & MOTION An understanding of force and motion is fundamental to the study of almost all other physics-related topics. Yet it is a topic often overlooked or only cursorily introduced in elementary and middle school science, even though it is a topic typically identified for inclusion in the curriculum for these grades. A primary reason for this is that many teachers do not feel comfortable about their own understanding of the topic. Consequently, this may be the most needed of all of the OPERATION PHYSICS workshops. This workshop leader’s notebook is divided into two parts: PART ONE Motion Part One begins by introducing participants to the concepts of space and time....
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...GENERAL PHYSICS I EXPERIMENT NO. 5 FORCE TABLE — ADDITION AND RESOLUTION OF VECTORS INTRODUCTION Forces add together as vectors. For example, if two or more forces act at a point, a single force may act as the equivalent of the combination of forces. The resultant R of the sum of two force vectors A and B is a single force which produces the same effect as the two forces, when these pass through a common point (see figure). The equilibrant E is a force equal and opposite to the resultant. A vector may be broken up into components. To find the components of a vector in a particular coordinate system, one must find the vectors aligned with each of the perpendicular axes of the coordinate system which give the original vector when added together. METHODS FOR ADDING VECTORS PARALLELOGRAM METHOD & POLYGON METHOD To add two vectors, A + B by the parallelogram method a parallelogram is drawn of which two adjacent sides have magnitude and direction of A and B respectively. The diagonal of the parallelogram then has the same magnitude and direction as the resultant, R. Thus A + B = R. An equivalent method which may be used to add more than two vectors is to draw the vectors to be added “head to tail” (head of A to tail of B, head of B to tail of C, etc.). An arrow connecting the tail of the initial vector to the head of the final vector describes the vector sum of the vectors added. This is sometimes called the polygon method. COMPONENT METHOD To add two dimensional vectors by the...
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...recognize the shifts and respond accordingly in order to survive and remain effective. Successful organizations monitor their environment and take appropriate steps to maintain a compatibility with the new external conditions. Given the increasing amount of change that organizations experience, it is critical that all employees learn strategies to manage change and cope with change. Rather than resisting change, employees and successful organizations embrace change as an integral part of organizational life. Learning Outcomes • Explain factors influencing the need for change • Describe reasons why people resist organizational change • Describe strategies to minimize resistance to change • Describe Lewin's model of force field analysis • Define group norms and highlight their importance for a group • Explain...
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...Forcefield Analysis - Kurt Lewin’s model Sociologist Kurt Lewin developed a 'force field analysis' model (1951) which describes any current level of performance or being as a state of equilibrium between the driving forces that encourage upward movement and the restraining forces that discourage it. Essentially this means that a current equilibrium exists because the forces acting for change are balanced by the forces acting against change. The driving forces are (usually) positive, reasonable, logical, conscious and economic. The restraining forces are (usually) negative, emotional, illogical, unconscious and social/psychological. Both sets of forces are very real and need to be taken into account when dealing with change, or managing change, or reacting to change. Forcefield Analysis restraining forces (against change) current equilibrium driving forces (for change) Increasing the driving forces is not enough for change, as the restraining forces remain in place, and as long as they remain in place it becomes harder to use the driving forces. An analogy is when you push against a spring; the more you push, the harder it becomes and as soon as you stop pushing the spring reverts to its previous position (after having sprung past that point). Therefore unless both the driving and restraining forces are balanced a kind of yo-yo effect results; a change and then a reversion back, and then a change, and then a reversion...
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...Individual Assignment BUS845 This assignment requires you to answer two questions. It should be submitted through Turnitin at the latest 3 pm, Friday, Week 5. For the Turnitin submission – title your document with your full name and student number, e.g., Smith20062007. Turnitin can be found on the unit’s iLearn site Answer each question separately and make sure your name and student number can be found in the header of each page. Make sure that the answers to the questions are presented on separate pages so that they can be divided for marking purposes (i.e. the answer to question 1 goes to one marker and the answer to question 2 to another). Your answers should be written in Times New Roman, size 12, single spaced just like this document. You have a maximum of 1000 words per question at your disposal (which corresponds to about two pages per question). The highest marks will be awarded to answers that are: * parsimonious, i.e. the answer is to the point and does not include irrelevant concepts, theory or arguments; * well argued the, i.e. it is easy to follow the logic of the arguments and to see which assumptions they are based upon; * complete, i.e. they do not omit important components; * correct, i.e. the answer addresses the task set in the question and the answer contains no errors; and * well written, i.e. the answers are appropriately structured, clearly expressed and grammatically correct. You should use additional references to the reading provided...
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...Porter’s Five Forces Strategy Skills Team FME www.free-management-ebooks.com ISBN 978-1-62620-999-2 Copyright Notice © www.free-management-ebooks.com 2013. All Rights Reserved ISBN 978-1-62620-999-2 The material contained within this electronic publication is protected under International and Federal Copyright Laws and treaties, and as such any unauthorized reprint or use of this material is strictly prohibited. You may not copy, forward, or transfer this publication or any part of it, whether in electronic or printed form, to another person, or entity. Reproduction or translation of any part of this work without the permission of the copyright holder is against the law. Your downloading and use of this eBook requires, and is an indication of, your complete acceptance of these ‘Terms of Use.’ You do not have any right to resell or give away part, or the whole, of this eBook. Porter’s Five Forces Table of Contents Preface 2 Visit Our Website 3 Introduction 4 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis 6 Competitive Rivalry 11 Threat of New Entrants 18 Threat of Substitutes 20 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 23 Bargaining Power of Customers 25 Summary 28 Other Free Resources 30 References 31 ISBN 978-1-62620-999-2 © www.free-management-ebooks.com 1 Porter’s Five Forces Preface This eBook describes Porter’s Five Forces Framework, a technique that provides a model for industry...
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