...Market Orientation Market orientation (MO) is one of the most visible phrases in marketing, especially in the MBA and MSc courses on marketing. In many ways it has become an umbrella term (and thus in danger of losing its effectiveness), and is sometimes confused with the marketing concept, customer satisfaction, customer orientation etc. Even though there might be an overlap with the latter terms, this short, friendly note will define MO more precisely and set it in the context of top academic research, especially since 1990. Origins: The Marketing Concept Some highly popular textbooks claim MO is synonymous with the marketing concept. For example, one of most popular marketing texts notes in the first chapter that “the marketing concept is often referred to as ‘market orientation’”. This might have been the case till 1990, but ever since, we distinguish between the two terms. Drucker (1954) may have been one of the first theorists to suggest that creating satisfied customers was the only valid definition of business purpose. Webster (1988) summarized the marketing concept by noting that “executives must put the interests of the customer at the top of the firm’s priorities.” You may like to think of it as a kind of a philosophy, a belief, an ideal, a policy statement, or even a normative statement. Market Orientation In 1990, two seminal papers were published in the Journal of Marketing, which defined and operationalized MO by creating two scales. A scale in marketing...
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...LPU-Cavite Research Article Format-Undergraduate Every Juan is a Hero: The Role of Bayan Mo i-Patrol Mo in Empowering People in Information Dissemination Aiza Saguit, Camille N. De Luna, Kyle Amos Licong, Sean Marciano, and Mr. Ivan L. Inductivo Lyceum of the Philippine University Cavite Abstract. This study aimed to determine the level of awareness of the respondents to citizen journalism projects such as Bayan Mo i-Patrol Mo(BMPM). Also, it seeks to identify the perception of the respondents to BMPM as an information disseminator. The study also intends to find out the level of agreement of the respondents on the role of BMPM in empowering people in information dissemination. Each objective was tested by conducting series of procedures including surveys. The self-made survey – questionnaire method was used to acquire primary data from the respondents. On the other hand, books, journals, articles and internet sources served as reference for secondary information for the related literatures. The furnished questions were then given to each respondent and were eventually collected for recording purposes. Data was then analyzed by using the measure of central tendency, Mean. According to the results of the survey activity, it was found that majority of the students are well aware of the existence of citizen journalism in the Philippines. Most of the respondents recognize Bayan Mo i-Patrol Mo as an informative program and also agrees that it empowers the people in disseminating information...
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...To: Senator Gina Walsh (D-MO), Secretary, MO Minority Caucus From: David Smith, RDH, Program Director, Oral Health Integration Committee CC: Michelle Grant, Director, Missouri Oral Health Coalition William Suter, Dental Director, Community Treatment Inc. Date: June 8, 2014 RE: SB 621– Telehealth Services Executive Summary On the behalf of Community Treatment Inc. and the Missouri Oral Health Coalition, I would like to encourage you to support bill SB 621. The bill defines the term telehealth and authorizes any licensed health care provider to provide telehealth services within his or her scope of practice with the same standard of care as services provided in person (SB 621, n.d.). Also, this bills "specifies individuals who are licensed in Missouri that are to be considered eligible health care providers for the provision of telehealth services in the MO HealthNet Program (Committee on legislative, n.d.)." This legislation would include the utilization of dental hygienist and other providers in telehealth services. SB 621, n.d.). Rural Missourians face immense and complex factors that create disparities in healthcare. Socioeconomic factors and lack of recognition by legislators and the isolation incurred from living in remote areas all impede our residents ability to lead a normal, healthy life. For years, telemedicine programs across the country have connected rural patients to specialists in nontraditional settings. This bill will help Comtrea...
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...one, more would come in. There’d be so much information coming in that I don’t know which one to do process first. I’d spend most of my time in the office receiving information and responding to them then I do anything outside the office, like go to lunch. Introduction An organization’s solution to its information overload rather it be social system or technical system all depends on its mission or customers (http://www.ptg-global.com). There is no right or wrong answer because not all organizations are the same. Analysis In the military, depending on your Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) the solution goes both ways too. In some MOS you would only need social system. For instance our cooks, they are more in to the social system. They cannot rely on the technical system to help them fulfill their responsibilities. They have to be the ones operating the equipment or tools in order for them to be able to prepare the food and have them ready and served for the Soldiers. In my MOS, an Automated Logistic Supply Specialist, we rely on both social and technical system to help with the information overload. We run a multi class supply warehouse. Our computer system Standard Army Retail Supply System (SARSS) does a lot of processing. It receives updates from our higher headquarters, all customers’ orders and their status and processes them all. Our system receives our customers’ orders and sends them up to our higher...
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...land of 113 types of mosMoses1, has long been a major victim of the mosMos vectored diseases mentioned above. A wide variety of mosMos deterring devices are in practice, ranging from the most popular d-allethrin based coils, DEET (N, N'-diethyl- n-toluamide) based sprays to electric mats and vaporizers. However, the fact that these devices are far from optimal triggers the need for an efficacious and potent solution to this ever-persisting torment. ActiGreen Bangladesh (AGB), a private limited company, enters the scene by introducing a pioneering spray – Mos-Quit, prepared from NEEM, a divine tree. Traditionally found chemical based killers and repellents are poisons that only kill, or ward off mosMoses for a meager period. In addition, they have been evidenced to have adverse effects on human health. Mos-Quit contains natural compounds that block the internal functioning of hormones in the body of mosMoses. MosMoses, by inhaling Mos-Quit forget to bite, to eat, to mate, or they stop laying eggs. Even if eggs are produced, they do not hatch, or the larvae do not molt. This in turn breaks their life cycle. The population...
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...ethics and morals the key difference is that ethics comes from the social system and can be an external factor, while morals can be derived from the individual and is an internal factor. Ethics can be linked back to the Greek word “ethos” (Diffen, 2016) meaning “character”. And according to Merriam-Webster the full definition of ethos “The distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group or institution”. (Merriam-Webster, 2016) Ethical behavior can be motivated by self-interest, or some intuitive sense of right and wrong and this can stem from our social system which I briefly describe in the first paragraph is an external factor. And consequently there is no clear-cut blueprint of ethics that you can use to project your business’ reputation and well-being of your employees and customers (Small Business, 2016) With my ethics project I’m writing about having a medical marijuana business and an example that could be used is that a lot of people still don’t agree with marijuana and still see it as an illicit drug but my employees and customers would view it differently. There are some grey areas between ethics and morals “A person strictly following ethical principles may not have any morals at all....
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...Metrics | |Absence Rate |[(# days absent in month) |Measures absenteeism. Determine if your company has an | | |÷ |absenteeism problem. Analyze why and how to address issue. | | |(Ave. # of employees during mo.) x (# of |Analyze further for effectiveness of attendance policy and | | |workdays)] |effectiveness of management in applying policy. | | |x 100 | | |Cost per Hire |(Advertising + Agency Fees + Employee |Costs involved with a new hire. Use EMA/Cost per Hire Staffing | | |Referrals + Travel cost of applicants and |Metrics Survey as a benchmark for your organization which is | | |staff + Relocation costs + Recruiter pay |available on the SHRM.org Web site. Cost per Hire can be used as| | |and benefits) |a measurement to show any substantial improvements to savings in | | |÷ |recruitment/retention costs. Determine what your recruiting | | |Number of...
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...anything for which a measurement of cost is desired The cost of a product can be measured as any of the following except as one b. identified as period cost Which of the following is not a factor in cost-volume-profit analysis? c. Total variable costs Chpt.4 PPT----Basic Costing Terminology: Cost objects are anything for which a measurement of cost is desired Direct costs -- can be traced to that cost object in an economically feasible way; indirect costs cannot be traced … Cost-allocation base—a systematic way to link an indirect cost or group of indirect costs to cost objects Costing Systems:In a JOB COSTING SYSTEM, the cost object is a unit or multiple units of a distinct product or service which we call a job. Each job generally uses different amounts of resources. In a PROCESS COSTING SYSTEM, the cost object is masses of identical or similar units of a product or service. In this type of system, we divide the total cost of producing an identical or similar product or service by the total number of units produced to obtain a per-unit cost. Actual costing—allocates: Indirect costs based on the actual indirect-cost rates times the actual activity consumption. Normal Costing—allocates: Indirect costs based on the budgeted indirect-cost rates times the actual activity consumption. Both methods allocate direct costs to a cost object by using actual direct-cost rates times actual consumption....
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...With Proper dress Code With Proper dress Code Versus Versus With improper dress Code: * Block smock with colorful braided rope belt and tucked in her smock at the waist * open sandals would be on her ankles * made a bracelet, dangling earrings and a necklace of large metallic blue beads to complement the smock color With improper dress Code: * Block smock with colorful braided rope belt and tucked in her smock at the waist * open sandals would be on her ankles * made a bracelet, dangling earrings and a necklace of large metallic blue beads to complement the smock color Reflection: CASE 4.1 Is a "Jazzed-Up" Out professional? Chelsea completed a program of study as a physical therapy assistant at a technical institute and accepted a position at a local hospital where she would support several physical therapists. The reaquired attire for everyone working in the physical therapy unit is a blue smock and matching slacks. Chesea received information about the required attire. While in school, she enjoyed buying clothes in vintage shops and accessorizing with wild-print handbags and lots of jewelry to achieve her own individual look. Needless to say, Chelsea found the required smock and slacks pretty dull clothing. After purchasing the required clothes, she began to think about how she could "jazz up" the outfit. She excahanged the drawstring in the slacks for a colorful braided rope belt and tucked in her smock at the waist. She made a bracelet...
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...MGT301: Principles of Management 2012 The organization which I worked for and am going to focus on is the United States Army Reserve Component Transition Branch. This organization assists Active Duty Soldiers in weighing their options after their initial commitment. “Explore your options and incentives available in the Army National Guard or U. S. Army Reserve.” (USAR 2012) I will discuss how they use strategy to “sell” the United States Army Reserve (USAR). “Managers exist in every business. In fact, managers do the same types of tasks in all businesses. Whether a person manages a hair salon or a factory, the manager’s job consists of similar tasks. Planning, organizing, leading and controlling all serve an important part in achieving management’s vision. Each component is important and one cannot function well without the others.” (USA, 2012) Planning: “Planning enables managers to align resources (labor, input, technology) with company goals and objectives (output, profit). “ (Principles of Management 2012) The first component of managing is planning. A manager must determine what the organizations goals are and how to achieve those goals. Much of this information will come directly from the vision and mission statement for the company. Setting objectives for the goal and following up on the execution of the plan are two critical components of the planning function.” (Reserve, 2012) In the Reserve Component Transition Branch, planning is the essential part of the...
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...REMEMBER: You should not use the web page copyright date as a “publication date” - you will use the term “n.d.” if no publication date for the article/publication is listed. How to document a Lecture: The health assessment of infants [Lecture 1]. (2012). In Health assessment. Retrieved from Grand Canyon University website: https://lc-ugrad1.gcu.edu/learningPlatform/ How to document an article from a Journal: Graves, S. & Larkin, E. (2006). Lessons from Erikson: A look at autonomy across the lifespan. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 2(4), 63-71. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1300/J194v04n02_05 How to document an article/publication from a Government Agency/Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2015, July 13) Developmental monitoring and screening for health professionals. In Child development – Developmental screening. Retrieved from www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/screening-hcp.html How to document an article/publication from a Website /University /Foundation: Cherry, K. A. (2005). Erikson's stages of psychosocial development. In Psychosocial theories of personality. Retrieved from About Education website: http://psychology.about.com/od/psychosocialtheories/a/psychosocial.htm Halliburton, A., & Gable, S. (2003, September). Development during the school-age years of 6 through 11. In Families and relationships – Child development. Retrieved from University of Missouri Extension website: http://extension...
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...Army Recruiting – Supplying our Nation with Peace Keepers Russell Davidson University of Phoenix MGT 554 Operations Management Kraig Rushing April 17, 2006 Army Recruiting – Supplying our Nation with Peace Keepers One of the oldest and proudest organizations in our nation’s history has been the United States Army. The ever-present guardians of the nation’s liberties and freedoms, the Army has always been there when called upon whether in times of war or peace. This protection our nation is only possible because of those who volunteer to serve. The military continually relies on a constant supply of new personnel to maintain their ability to protect and defend our nation. However, finding those willing to serve and those who are qualified to serve is probably the most difficult task each branch of the military faces. As with any company or organization, the United States Army continually seeks new and brighter applicants who are willing to serve. These applicants make up the individual product produced and supplied to the nation thus ensuring the nations security and freedoms. Sure there are those who are eager to serve but to ensure the Army maintains the required troop strength there must be a system in place to help bring additional personnel into the service and to evaluate the applicant (product) to ensure they meet the minimum standards of the Army. That system is recruiting. Probably the hardest but one of the most rewarding jobs, recruiting helps the Army...
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...Battlefield St. Springfield, MO 65807 (417) 883-3800 They also have online access to many programs. Appointments can be made online. There is an option to chat online or text them. Many people like the convenience of scheduling their own appointment without having to sit on hold or be on the phone for awhile. A few clicks and your appointment is scheduled. History Planned Parenthood is a national non-profit organization. They have helped millions of women get basic healthcare. “Planned Parenthood is one of the nation’s leading providers of high-quality, affordable health care for women, men, and young people” (Planned Parenthood, n.d., para 1). They have the experience and the medical personnel to provide the needed services. “We offer quality health care, backed by medical experts and over 100 years of research in reproductive care” (Planned Parenthood, n.d., para 1). Funding According to the Planned Parenthood website, the federal budget does not include any funding for them. Most funding comes from Medicaid and Title X. Title X is a grant program for those who do not qualify for Medicaid. When it is said that Planned Parenthood will be “defunded,” it really means that Medicaid will not be allowed to pay for services. This hurts the people who need it the most; the low income, the people who live in rural areas, and minorities. Over fifty percent of patients use Medicaid or Title X, which covers primary and preventive...
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...APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT As an EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER, ARAMARK does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, veteran status (specifically status as a disabled veteran, special disabled veteran, Vietnam Era veteran, recently separated veteran, armed forces service medal veteran, or other protected veteran) or other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law. PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY NAME (Last) (First) (Middle) DATE CURRENT ADDRESS (Street) (City) (State) (Zip Code) PHONE NUMBER Area Code ( PERMANENT ADDRESS (Street) (If different from above) ) ) (City) (State) (Zip Code) PHONE NUMBER Area Code ( ARE YOU 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER? YES NO IF NOT, STATE YOUR DATE OF BIRTH_____________________________________ TYPE OF POSITION DESIRED POSITION APPLIED FOR: SALARY EXPECTED FULL TIME PART TIME SUMMER TEMPORARY OTHER WILL YOU TRAVEL? DATE AVAILABLE TO WORK WITH ARAMARK WILL YOU RELOCATE? TO WHAT AREA? YES YES YES NO NO YES NO HAVE YOU EVER WORKED FOR ARAMARK? IF YES, WHEN AND WHERE? WHAT POSITION(S) DID YOU HOLD? HAVE YOU EVER APPLIED TO ARAMARK? IF YES, WHEN AND WHERE? WHAT POSITION(S) DID YOU APPLY FOR? NO ...
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