...dollar. However, if British interest rates are expected to decline and U.S. interest rates are expected to increase, then British investors will find the U.S. interest rates more appealing than their own and will move their capital from Britain to the U.S. As a result, international capital flows will flow in the U.S. and out from the U.K. The investors will receive a higher rate of return if their capital is invested in the U.S. The increase in interest rates will place downward pressure on the pound’s value and upward pressure on the U.S. dollar. The increase in interest rates may be enough to counter-act the increase in U.S. inflation causing the international trade flows to remain steady. 2. Using the information provided, will Mesa expect the pound to appreciate or depreciate in the future? Explain. The equilibrium exchange rate changes over time as supply and demand schedules change. The British pound changes firstly in that the relative inflation...
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...Companies need to create and capture corporate knowledge, quickly disseminate it, and integrate it with new products and services. Knowledge management can provide opportunities for achieving substantial savings, significant improvements in human performance, and other competitive advantages. KM program have benefited in a number of ways including: enhanced collaboration, improved communication, improved employee skills, better decision making, and increased innovation. Buckman Labs is an example of a success story that significantly increased sales of products that are less than five years old from 14% in 1987 to 34.5% in 1996 through its global KM effort. For today’s enterprises, few challenges are as daunting as preparing tomorrow’s leaders. Mentoring is one of the most powerful tools at their disposal. But not all mentoring programs are equally effective, and not all companies have learned how to sustain mentoring. IBM has done it — and offers specific guidance and best practices you can use to achieve equally powerful results. IBM use mentoring to strengthen organizational intelligence...build sustainable communities of mentors and mentees... promote collaboration across differences... and above all, link mentoring to strategy and use it to sustain competitive advantage. Business organizations are coming to view knowledge as their most valuable and strategic resource, and bringing that knowledge to bear on problems and opportunities as their most important capability. They...
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...Phoenix is a city that continues to expand and grow from constant migration from citizens from different states. Recently, a form of public transportation was implemented in the city to allow citizens access to opposite ends of the city. For our project we have chosen to expand the coverage of the city’s light rail. The light rail currently covers 20 miles of the city. For our project we will expand the lift rail in 3 different directions to add a total of 30 additional miles of coverage. We will extend it 10 miles west, 10 miles north and 10 miles east. Our project team consists of: Tanisha Lewis –project manager - 490.217.3065 – tlewisnarizona@hotmail.com Leonard Ford – project manager -xxx.xxx.xxxx – abcdefg@email.com | John McCormack –CEO of Valley Metro Light Rail – 602.495.8239 – jmccormack@valleymetro.orgManaging team dynamics in project environment is important to ensure all tasks get completed within the timeline and budget expected. Team leadership is instrumental in ensuring a successful project because there is a constant assessment of the projects process from the team leader. The team leader is the driver for all departments to perform tasks on time and again within the budget. The organization format we chose to use is the functional organization. The method allows segments of the project to be delegated to the specific functional unit for the completion of their portion of the project. This method is generally used when one area has a dominate role in completing...
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...Caso LEGO 1. Why did LEGO's first turnaround effort (Ploughman 1999-2004) fail and its second attempt (Knudstorp, 2004-2010) succeed? La administración de Ploughman(1999 -2004), fue afectada por factores externos al Grupo LEGO. Debido a que la compañía se encontraba en una industria altamente competitiva, con productos cuyo ciclo de vida era cada vez más corto, por lo difícil que resultaba diferenciarlos, entró en una guerra constante en la que la competencia ofrecía imitaciones a menores precios. Otro de los factores que influyó en el retroceso de la empresa fue el hecho de que los niños contaban con menos tiempo para jugar, por otras actividades extracurriculares, reduciendo su tiempo libre. Además, la introducción de los videojuegos y actividades en Internet, redujo la etapa de niñez y perdiendo el interés por los juegos para pequeños. Ploughman decidió atacar con una estrategia demasiado agresiva, que consistía en diversificar sus productos. Hasta llegar a un punto en el que era demasiada la diversidad de productos y no existía ningún control para limitar la diversificación. Pasaron de ofrecer únicamente juguetes a invertirle en productos como camisetas, relojes e incluso la apertura de parques temáticos. Ellos esperaban que al incluir estos productos en su portafolio les generaría mayores ingresos, pero sucedió lo contrario, puesto que la inversión fue muy alta, aumentando sus costos de operación y generando un inventario “slow-moving” con una retorno sobre la inversión...
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...Personal Life I apologize for overlooking a couple of my dealings with law enforcement. These are things are that I was not aware actually became part of my record. Here, I will outline and explain just what happened. I will also explain why I was released from two of my former jobs. In January of 1988, I was caught by Orange Police Department, as a minor in possession of alcohol. I was fifteen years old. The officer had made my friends and myself empty out the bottles of beer and hand them over. I do not recall the officer collecting our names or calling our parents. In March of 1988, I was charged with assault and battery. The boy was Dan Kine. In a normal teenage matter, he and I did not see eye to eye and rather than ignoring our issues, Kline continued to name call and challenged me to a fight. This was a pretty common occurrence when it came to Kine. I was not big on fighting, but my fifteen year old pride took over. I met the boy and we started to fight. All it took was one punch and the fight was over. Unknowingly, I broke his nose. I assume his parents pressed charges and I was charged. I spent a couple of days in juvenile hall awaiting trial. I was put on probation until eighteen and given community service. In retrospect, I had a lot of anger during this time period. My parents divorced shortly before this time period. In 1989, I was given a curfew violation. My friend and I were out toilet papering another friends house. It was all in good fun. We were...
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...Upon graduation, he enrolled the Illinois State University and while studying he met Jeff Perry and Terry Kinney. As a result of the friendship they found the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1974. Since then, Sinise dedicated himself to entertainment industry, mostly as an actor, but he also tried his luck as a director in such productions as “Of Mice And Men” (1992), “Miles From Home” (1988), “Orphans” (1983) for which he earned the Joseph Jefferson Award. His net worth began gradually to increase, and in 1994, Gary earned his first major role, as Stu Redman, in the TV mini-series “The Stand” (1994), for which he was nominated for the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Mini Series or Television Movie award, furthermore the same year, Gary appeared in “Forrest Gump”, which significantly increased his net worth. In 1997, Sinise was featured as the lead role in the drama film “George Wallace”, for which he received...
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...Categorías Guía Servicios: 1. Emergencias y seguridad, salud 2. Información, tecnología, sicua, producción audiovisual 3. Bibliotecas, libros, servicios generales 4. Intercambios, ayuda financiera, tramites, apuntes convivencia, fraude 5. Restaurantes y cafés La Universidad tiene concesiones para el suministro de alimentos en cafeterías, restaurantes y puntos de comida. ------------------------------------------------- 6. Cultura y espectáculos, deporte, convenios y bienestar * Cultura y espectáculos A través de franjas, proyectos y muestras culturales se busca afianzar la identidad Uniandina y ofrecer un espacio de creación y difusión del arte y la cultura. Adicionalmente, el Centro Cultural establece convenios con teatros, salas de cine, entre otras entidades culturales para conectar la oferta artística de la Universidad con la actividad cultural de Bogotá. Toda la información de estos eventos, beneficios y programación actualizada está en: http://centrocultural.uniandes.edu.co, la Agenda Uniandina, las pantallas y los afiches semanales que se ubican en todas las entradas del campus. La Agenda Cultural cuenta con tres franjas semanales permanentes: Música en vivo: conciertos de música contemporánea al aire libre y espacio para que los estudiantes de la Universidad presenten sus bandas y grupos de música. (Plazoleta Lleras) Cine 35 mm: Proyección de las producciones más recientes del cine independiente en 35 mm. (Auditorio Alberto Lleras.) ...
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...orientations. No more is our country made up of only Caucasians and African Americans. Diversity is all around us and tolerance is what needs to be learnt by individuals, groups, and companies. The problem is that we all know that workforce diversity is something we can’t avoid, but many of us still try to. When someone doesn’t speak our dialect or eats different food in the lunchroom it can create uncertainty among people who are uncomfortable with “new.” It is people’s natural reactions and human instincts that make accepting new people who are different scary and unnerving. McDonalds, Dell and Boeing are three companies that have managed multicultural organizations well and continue to show other companies what a benefit it can be. Workforce diversity is a term that arose in the 1970’s and hasn’t stopped rearing its head to society. McDonalds was one of the first companies in the seventies that had a department devoted to affirmative action. Pat Harris is currently McDonald’s chief diversity officer overseeing an evolving diversity initiative. She existed with the company during the early stages of workforce diversity. Harris claims that she doesn’t use the word program to describe the company’s objective regarding diversity because it has a beginning and an end. Diversity is an ever-changing issue for the company and being flexible and open to new possibilities is important. Pat claimed that education would drive business and ensure that everyone understood variety in people. Educational...
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...Mystery of the Anasazi Who were the Anasazi? Why did they live on the side of cliff faces? Where did they go? And what drove them to leave? These are the questions asked on “Mystery of the Anasazi” by the history channel. I will answer these questions as best as they can be answered with the information that is available to us today, as the Anasazi left absolutely no written documents other than some drawings on their cliff faces. Discovered in the late 19th century, the Anasazi lived in what we now know as the “Four corners” of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and surrounding areas and believed to have been in this area from as early as 1 A.D. until around 1150 A.D... Approximately 40-50 thousand people lived in this area. They grew corn, squash, and beans. At the center of this large area lies the great city of Chaco. Over 1,000 people were believed to have lived inside the city walls in the greatest prehistoric apartment complex. Crops did not grow well in this area so to feed the people smaller villages would travel many miles to trade crops for Turquoise, or shell jewelry, pottery, and other small prizes. These items were believed to have Godly powers to help their crop grow or to make it rain. They were very highly regarded and desired throughout the Anasazi Territory. The Anasazi lived like this in peace for hundreds of years to just one day vanish from the cities and smaller surrounding Kivas. The cities are carved from the rock of the canyons on the side...
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...ART 1010 Three Examples of Native American Art Art is defined differently by each person, and I tend to lean towards a personal definition as well. It is a play on the words of Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart when he was referring to obscenity. “I know it when I see it.” This allows me to recognize what I consider art, and it also gives me the ability to decide what types of art speak to me. Native American art has always been close to my heart because of my personal ancestry, and I hope to pique the reader’s interest in some of the fine examples of this art that are readily accessible today (1964). Native North American tribes, in large part were nomadic and struggled for their everyday existence. Most native art is considered craft work because they were meant to be utilized as practical tools. Some examples include, woven blankets and rugs, pottery, and baskets. Other pieces of their art fall within a few other categories, and include jewelry, beadwork, and headdresses. The architecture of these tribes may not be considered artistic by some standards, but I feel that there is a certain rustic beauty to it. Each of the pieces I will discuss fall easily within these categories. Design is an important element to any piece of art, and it is especially important for craft pieces that are intended for use. The design must meet certain standards to be useful. For example, a blanket needs to not only keep a person warm, but it must be somewhat light and...
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...of college. She is anticipating a large expense on books but is hoping to save some money on purchasing school supplies by looking at discount retailers instead of the college bookstore. Misty has found two companies, Company A and Company B, with some great back to school deals on school supplies. Company A is offering ten percent off each dollar spent on school supplies with no minimum purchase required. While that sounds like a great deal, Company B is offering twenty-five percent off all school supplies purchased after spending an initial one hundred dollars. While both options offer a great discount, Misty wants to determine which would save her the most money. Before moving any further, Misty must determine what her total bill for school supplies might be by identifying the items she will need to purchase and then totaling the final cost. Once that has been ascertained, she will need to calculate the possible savings on each plan to determine which one will be most cost effective. Task B In order to calculate the savings, Misty is going to let (y) represent to total cost of her school supplies after all discounts have been applied. She will use (d) to represent the discount percent she is going to receive from the company. As prices from each company are comparable, she has calculated the total cost of her school supplies to be $230.00 which will be represented as the variable (x). The following is an...
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...of college. She is anticipating a large expense on books but is hoping to save some money on purchasing school supplies by looking at discount retailers instead of the college bookstore. Misty has found two companies, Company A and Company B, with some great back to school deals on school supplies. Company A is offering ten percent off each dollar spent on school supplies with no minimum purchase required. While that sounds like a great deal, Company B is offering twenty-five percent off all school supplies purchased after spending an initial one hundred dollars. While both options offer a great discount, Misty wants to determine which would save her the most money. Before moving any further, Misty must determine what her total bill for school supplies might be by identifying the items she will need to purchase and then totaling the final cost. Once that has been ascertained, she will need to calculate the possible savings on each plan to determine which one will be most cost effective. Task B In order to calculate the savings, Misty is going to let (y) represent to total cost of her school supplies after all discounts have been applied. She will use (d) to represent the discount percent she is going to receive from the company. As prices from each company are comparable, she has calculated the total cost of her school supplies to be $230.00 which will be represented as the variable (x). The following is an algebraic...
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...determination. Southwest’s operations involves low cost methods to get customer to places while the culture focuses on promotion of its satisfaction-based culture- both internally and externally; people seem to love giving into the company more than they love the company’s returns. A big airline is most likely to be the competitor. It is very likely that the corporation can introduce a system of short-haul, cheap flights via a standardized fleet with ease. The billions in revenue generated from other divisions can provide the capital required; they can even have the option to operate at a loss for a while. The question, then, turns to one of sustaining this division by attracting customers from companies like Southwest. Besides setting low prices and attempt to maximize efficiency, the question becomes: can the division’s efficiency outstrip that of Southwest’s? As stated, Southwest’s culture inspires employees to work, thus productivity and efficiency increases. This is the key behind the company’s success: fostering culture and turning the results into profit. Can a big company replicate or build the culture? Replication is difficult because usually big wigs are reluctant to change their own culture of following rules to the letter like traditional big companies to an upbeat style of Southwest. Instead of satisfying customers, maximizing shareholder value takes priority and this choice could be detrimental to the divisions’ cause (shareholders may also not be happy at the prospect...
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...CORPORATE CULTURE SECRETS OF FIVE COMPANIES EMPLOYEES LOVE How innovative companies are creating ways to build company culture while seeing tangible benefits. INTRODUCTION Creating the right culture for your company could be the best investment you ever make – and often, it doesn’t cost a dime. The world’s most innovative companies find hidden value by operating outside of established business culture. Time and time again, competitors are left asking, “How did they do that?” CORPORATE CULTURE SECRETS OF FIVE COMPANIES EMPLOYEES LOVE The answer is simple: Culture. The right culture fosters innovation, finds talent in unexpected places, and empowers employees at all levels. There isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution, but the following examples from leaders of innovative company culture will help you adopt a mindset that inspires greatness. /02 CORPORATE CULTURE SECRETS OF FIVE COMPANIES EMPLOYEES LOVE FOSTERING INNOVATION WHILE DEVELOPING EMPLOYEES If you get the culture right, most of the other stuff will just take care of itself. Tony Hsieh, Founder and CEO, Zappos.com /03 FOSTERING INNOVATION WHILE DEVELOPING EMPLOYEES Ideas From Everywhere (IFE) is a program for CareerBuilder employees, launched nearly 8 years ago as part of a company decision to adopt a strategy centered on innovation. In essence, employees are encouraged to submit their ideas for new businesses within the company. Their fellow employees are then asked to vote for the best idea...
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...Although the imminent success in the last few years,some issues have brought the company down. The pending issues that are troubling the company are the employees conditions abroad, the buying of reebok and it's sales drop last year 2012. In the website oxfam, which analyses the conditions of workers abroad, it is stated:" we asked Adidas to implement worker's rights in Indonesia". (Oxfam 1). The complaints relate to the the ongoing problems of not matching wages with the rising prices of food and supporting work abroad. This can become a greater issues because most manufacturing is done abrasive and foreign countries could rebel against western companies hence slowing down productions or damaging products. Source: https://www.oxfam.org.au/explore/workers-rights/adidas/talking-with-adidas/ Another issue is the acquisition of Reebok, although buying another company cuts competition it also bring greater responsibilities. According to article on sportsdailybusiness.com Adidas has not gained any profit from Reebok rather loss. As it states in the article that since the acquisition in 2006, Adidas has struggled to raise to power the brad, commercial irregularities have been caught and it has suffered through the NHL lockout. Buying companies may eliminate competition but can bring great loss to the company if the other company itself is doing midly poor. Source: http://m.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2012/11/09/Finance/adidas-Reebok.aspx Lastly but not least...
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