...I. Introduction Luck is only a small part of National Book Store's success. Through the hard work and powerful leadership of Socorro Cancio-Ramos and the late Jose Ramos with their family, the company has evolved from its humble beginnings into the biggest and strongest bookstore chain in the Philippines. The first National Book Store started as a stall shop in Escolta before the Japanese occupation selling supplies, GI novels, and textbooks. When war broke out, strict book censorship forced them to shift their trade to soap, candies, and slippers. They bought their merchandise from wholesalers and peddled them to smaller retailers. Liberation came, but the whole Escolta area was burned to the ground. Having all their stocks reduced to ashes left the couple with nothing but determination and an undying drive to succeed. And their persistence paid off. They were able to rebuild a barong-barong in the corner of Soler and Avenida Rizal in time to catch the post-war business boom. They went back to business using their door as a counter for selling textbooks, notebooks, pad paper, and pencils. Business went very well because during that time, there were only a few stores that sold school supplies and books. National Book Store's opening was strategically timed to welcome the first postwar school year. 1948 brought another trial to the Ramos' life. Typhoon Gene destroyed their store and soaked all the merchandise. But this did not dampen the spirit and tenacity of the couple...
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...the future. It will set our mind of what does a real world of industrial is all about. Others think that industrial matters only on encoding or interviewing applicants which is true; however, it also matters or related in decision making. It also related to the development of our skills in communication, teamwork, enhance knowledge and management. Thus, experience is vital to one’s improvement and preparing students to their career is the best way to set them on success. Pierre and Paul is my first company to work with but unfortunately, I didn’t want the nature of the work so I decide to look for another company that will give me an opportunity to learn more and it was related on my course. My concern classmate informed me that National Bookstore Inc. is looking for Interns so I grab it. I started my OJT on July 29, 2013 at National Bookstore Inc. I really amazed and glad because we all know that National Bookstore Inc. is a well known company in our company. I was assigned at the HR Department because the Assistant HR Manager their said that they need OJT’s on their department. I accept it because I wanted to assign there. At first, It was hard to understand what I was going to do maybe because I still don’t know the process or the flow of my work and that I am pressured because I didn’t know those people on my surrounding. The first task they gave to me is fill plastic cover those 201 file folder of some regular employees to avoid unclean folder, I find it...
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...[pic] Lisa Kling lisa.kling@villanova.edu 610-688-0404 February 26, 2003 Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Introduction 3 Industry and Competitive Analysis 5 Company Situation Analysis 12 Company Value Net Analysis 15 Conclusion 17 Bibliography 18 Appendix 19 Executive Summary Borders Bookstore is a major leader in the book retail industry, with a differentiated strategy focusing on customer experience and a category management system. New technological growth such as the “Title Sleuth” and e-commerce capabilities allow Borders to stay competitive. The book retail industry is affected by the recent decline of the USA economy, though Borders continues to make a profit. Globalization and technology are factors of the industry, as well as dealing with large amounts of inventory. The competition is fierce and aggressive, consisting of Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Books-A-Million, independent book sellers, Wal-Mart, Target, and Sam’s Club. Rivalry among competitors is amplified between Borders and Barnes and Noble. Other forces, such as substitutes, buyers, suppliers, of the industry environment range in strength. Comparing Borders and Barnes and Noble’s financial data shows that Borders appears to be gaining more profits and using equity more advantageously than the competitor. Yet, Borders must not lose sight of its own weaknesses...
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...“WALANG IWANAN” : A FEATURE ON FILIPINO MANAGERS AND THEIR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (ABS-CBN - October 12, 2008) Fernando Zobel de Ayala, president and COO of the Ayala Group of Companies, inherited not just the responsibility of managing a long-running set of businesses in the Philippines, but also the tradition of entrepreneurship with service as a motivation. And with the new challenges of the fast-changing time, he takes the lead in bringing his company to newer heights with a deep sense of nationalistic spirit. The documentary accompanies him to his visits of CENTEX that provides free elementary education, and Manila Water livelihood projects, and takes an in-depth look in the insights of the great business leader. Henry Sy of SM Malls lived a very humble beginning and has managed to overcome poverty with innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit that never forgot its roots. The documentary follows him in the medical missions of the mobile clinics reaching depressed areas, and the training and marketing support for the farmers in Davao. Lucio Tan of Tan Group of Companies that includes Philippine Airlines and Fortune Tobacco also started humbly, and yet his immense wealth is a testimony that hard work and perseverance would change a person's destiny. But he complements his success with corporate social responsibility, and the documentary follows him in La Union where he visits the water impending project for the local farmers. Lance Gokongwei, COO...
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...Benefits 9 Social Benefits 9 Personal Benefits 9 Organization and Management 11 Mission Statement 11 Everybody’s Bookstore Mission Statement 11 Cooperate Goals 12 Managerial Competence 12 Organizational Chart 13 Everybody’s Bookstore Organization Chart 14 General Manager 14 Financial Controller 14 Marketing Manager 14 Human Resource Manager 15 Human Resource Management 16 Recruitment and Selection 16 Training 17 Compensation 17 Performance Management 17 Conditions of Employment 18 Operational Considerations 19 Location 19 Layout of Store 19 Staff 19 Basic Operations 20 Utilities 20 Marketing Arrangements 22 Financial Considerations 23 Implementation Schedule 24 Appendix I 25 Appendix II 26 Appendix III 27 Appendix IV 28 Appendix V 29 Appendix VI 30 Appendix VII 31 References 34 Credits and Acknowledgements 35 Executive Summary Everyone's Bookstore is a start-up used book store in the Papine area of Kingston, Jamaica. The main goal of the company's management is to acquire local market share in the used book store industry through low prices, a dominant selection of products, a competitive variety of services which include an internet café and services and a reading section. Management hopes to achieve this through providing a relaxing, friendly environment that encourages browsing and reading. Everyone bookstore is a partnership consisting of four general partners. Each partner has equal capital. Accordingly, capital and loss...
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...P. Bezos. His idea was to sell books over the Internet: books, Bezos held, are in fact one of the few products that consumers are willing to buy on-line and AMAZON.COM offers them the possibility of doing it round-the-clock, whatever part of the world they are in. The company’s ultimate ambition is to become “leader in the on-line sale of products and services with a high information content” (entering, for example, the video and music business). AMAZON.COM, “Earth’s biggest bookstore”, started sales in 1995. Its first year of life was spent setting up the necessary infrastructure as well as planning and developing its activities and opening a Website. In May 1997, AMAZON.COM had about 2,500,000 titles in its catalogue (or rather, on its virtual shelves), i.e. 10 times the number of titles that can be found in the largest “physical” bookstore in the world. When shopping, the customer who accesses the AMAZON.COM site can “fill up” a shopping cart with books that interest him, just like in any bookstore, deciding at the end what he wants to buy. And all this sitting comfortably in front of a screen. Once the decision has been made, all he needs to do is click a button, thus starting up the procedure for communicating his credit card data. As far as delivery is concerned, there...
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...Report on the Textbook Rental System at Appalachian State University Prepared by the University Bookstore Committee March 24, 2006 Glenn Ellen Starr Stilling, Chairperson Dr. Patricia E. Allen Dr. Terry Wayne Cole Michael G. Coston (ex officio) Dr. John P. Geary Christopher Pereira Dr. Thomas Patrick Rardin Rebecca Jean Stamilio Laura Westmoreland, Secretary 2 C ontents Executive summary........................................................................ 3 Introduction ................................................................................... 4 The committee’s process................................................................. 5 Economic background of textbook price increases .......................... 6 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Price increases in recent years ................................................................6 Why are these increases happening? ......................................................7 How have students responded to textbook price increases? ....................10 Possible remedies for high prices ............................................................11 Predictions about the future of textbook prices .......................................14 Faculty viewpoints on the textbook rental system ........................... 15 Student viewpoints on the textbook rental system .......................... 20 Recommendations.......................................................................... 24 Rationale for the recommendations...
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...Republic of the Philippines LagunaStatePolytechnicUniversity Siniloan Host Campu, Siniloan, Laguna CollegeofAgriculture Bachelor of Science in agribusiness COURSE SYLLABUS IN social science 4 first semester, a.y. 2013-2014 I. COURSE CODE: SOC.SCI 4 II. COURSE TITLE: GENERAL ECONOMICS WITH TAXATION AND LAND REFORM III. Course Description: This course provides a comprehensive coverage of all major topics in economics. Attention is given to establish student understands of key economic principles with particular emphasis on the Philippine Economic system, its growth and development. The course covers the foundation of economics, demand and supply analysis, the concept of elasticity, the theory of production and the fundamental concept of micro and macroeconomics with the use of simple graphical and mathematical illustrations. Likewise, the course involves topics on taxation and agrarian reform with discussion on issues and problems related to its implementation. IV. CREDIT UNIT: 3HOURS V. TIME ALLOTMENT: 54 hours/ 3 hours per week VI. GENERAL OBJECTIVE: At the end of the course, the students are expected to know the fundamental principles of economics, and their application to everyday life. SOCIAL SCIENCE 4 – GEN. ECON WITH LAND REFORM AND TAXATION Time Allotment |TOPICS/ CONTENT |SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES |TEACHING STRATEGIES |VALUES INFUSED |INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS...
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...Affordability of College Textbooks: Textbook Prices Have Risen Significantly in the Last Four Years, but Some Strategies May Help to Control These Costs for Students August 2008 Report 2007-116 CALIFORNIA S TAT E A U D I T O R The first five copies of each California State Auditor report are free. Additional copies are $3 each, payable by check or money order. You can obtain reports by contacting the Bureau of State Audits at the following address: California State Auditor Bureau of State Audits 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 300 Sacramento, California 95814 916.445.0255 or TTY 916.445.0033 OR This report is also available on the World Wide Web http://www.bsa.ca.gov The California State Auditor is pleased to announce the availability of an on-line subscription service. For information on how to subscribe, please contact the Information Technology Unit at 916.445.0255, ext. 456, or visit our Web site at www.bsa.ca.gov. Alternate format reports available upon request. Permission is granted to reproduce reports. For questions regarding the contents of this report, please contact Margarita Fernández, Chief of Public Affairs, at 916.445.0255. Elaine M. Howle State Auditor Doug Cordiner Chief Deputy 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 300 CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR Bureau of State Audits S a c r a m e n t o, C A 9 5 8 1 4 916.445.0255 916.327.0019 fax w w w. b s a . c a . g o v August 12, 2008 The Governor of California President pro Tempore of the Senate Speaker of the Assembly State...
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...Internet users, increased competition and indeterminate future developments in electronic retailing from publishers, wholesalers, and retailers, and intense price competition. By 2000, more than 80 million users will be on the World Wide Web, with an increase in females and a broader spectrum of education levels and age, changing the market demographics. Additionally, some book publishers, namely Simon & Schuster and Bertelsmann, have expanded online, while the national leading wholesaler, Ingram, is developing a website where wholesalers could ship directly to consumers. In the meantime, small publishers and universities have started to publish directly on the Web, avoiding print versions completely and thereby challenging the posterity of conventional books. Within the Barnes & Noble Corporation, their smaller traditional bookstores such as B. Dalton and Scribner's already face cannibalization from the growth of superstores and online purchasing. Finally, some claim that the burgeoning nature of the Internet will lead to increased bargaining power and decreased brand loyalty, even though B&N's main competitor, Amazon.com, has an advantage in that more than 50% of its customers are repeat customers. Barnes & Noble...
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...Cover Sheet for FAHSS Undergraduate Course Outlines revised: November 9, 2015 (The first 5 pages are required to appear as the front pages of all FAHSS Course Syllabi. A full course syllabus may be attached following these pages or distributed as a separate document.) |Course Number/Course Title: |45-412 Canadian Federalism & 45-513 Federalism in Canada | |Department/AAU: |Political Science | |Semester: |Winter 2016 | |Course Instructor: |Dr. Cheryl Collier | |Classroom & Time: |Chrysler Hall North 1137 Fridays 10:00am-12:50pm | |Contact Information: |519-253-3000 ext. 2351 | |Phone & Email address: |ccollier@uwindsor.ca | |Office Location: |1141 Chrysler Hall North ...
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...Case 1: Cub Foods In 2003, Cub Foods had 78 corporate and 30 franchised stores. The chain built its success by focusing on its primary market: families of four or five individuals with adults ages 24 to early 40s who are informed. Value-conscious consumers – consumers like Leslie Wells. Leslie Wells’s recent expedition to the new Cub Foods store in Melrose Park, Illinois, was no ordinary trip to the grocery store. “You go crazy,” says Wells, sounding a little shell-shocked. Overwhelmed by Cub’s vast selection, tables of samples, and discounts as high as 30 percent, Wells spent $76 on groceries - $36 more than she had planned. Wells fell prey to what a Cub executive calls “the wow factor”. A shopping frenzy brought on by low prices and clever marketing. That’s the reaction Cub’s super warehouse stores strive for and often get. Cub Foods has been a leader in shaking up the food industry and forcing many conventional supermarkets to lower prices, increase services, or, in some cases go out of business. With Cub and other super warehouse stores springing up across the country, shopping habits are changing too. Some shoppers must drive 50 miles or more to a Cub store instead of going to the nearest neighborhood supermarket and bag their own groceries at Cub Foods. Their payoff is that they find almost everything they need under one roof, and most of it is cheaper than at competing supermarkets. Cub’s low prices, smart marketing, and sheer size encourage shoppers to spend...
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...BUS 100 – Student Notes COURSE DESCRIPTION Provides a foundation in business operations through a survey of major business functions (management, production, marketing, finance and accounting, human resource management, and various support functions). Offers an overview of business organizations and the business environment, strategic planning, international business, and quality assurance. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Required Resources Kelly, M., McGowen, J., & Williams, C. (2014). BUSN (6th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning. (Note: This is a textbook uniquely created for Strayer and can only be purchased via Strayer’s Virtual Bookstore, available through iCampus. The chapters within this custom textbook are the same as those from the national title, only rearranged in a different order.) Note: There are slides, audio chapter summaries, flashcards, workplace videos, and games located in the course shell to be used as additional resources to assist you in understanding the course material. Supplemental Resources Asare, S. K., & Wright, A. M. (2012). Investors’, auditors’, and lenders’ understanding of the message conveyed by the standard audit report on financial statements. Accounting Horizon, 26(2), 193-217. Aytaç, G., & Turan, O. Z. (2012). Issues of business ethics in domestic and international businesses: A critical study. International Journal of Business Administration, 3(5), 82-88. Bulu, I., Radojicic, M., & Nesic, Z. (2012). Some considerations on modern...
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...outlive the rest of the species by learning to adapt and develop the skills they need and pass on the knowledge to their successors. The learner is the most important component in the educative process and so he or she is the center in the educational system hence it is necessary for us to discuss his or her traits in order for us to devise ways to enhance his or her ability to assimilate learning. There are many factors that influence the learner’s learning and how we can become nurses that are effective educators. Objectives: By the end of the report, the students will be able to: • Describe the learner. • Enumerate the characteristics of a learner. • Identify the elements of the learner • Differentiate the Types of learners. Nature of the Learner The learner is an embodied spirit. He is the union of sentient body and a rational soul. His body experiences sensations and feels pleasure and pain. His soul is the principle of spiritual acts, the source of intellectual abstraction, self-reflection, and free rational volition. Body and soul exist in mutual dependence. (Kelly, 1965) The Learner n 1: someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs [syn: scholar, assimilator] 2: works for an expert to learn a trade [syn: apprentice, prentice] Fundamental Equipment of the Learner The learner has the power to see, hear, touch, smell, taste, perceive, imagine, retain, recall, recognize past mental acts, conceive ideas...
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...Creating/Sustain Customer Markets Final Project Executive Summary Barnes & Noble (B&N), Inc., is a Fortune 500 company, the largest retail brick and mortar bookseller in the United States, and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products in the country.1 Over the years, we have been faced with decreasing profits due to a shrinking market for print books, competition from Amazon.com Inc., and the costs of investing in our own e-reader.2 Barnes & Noble Education, Inc., one of the largest contract operators of bookstores on college and university campuses, legally separated from Barnes & Noble on August 2nd of 2015.3 Therefore, the college student market segment that purchases their books from a Barnes & Noble Education-owned bookstore will not be discussed. Barnes & Noble Education did contribute to increase the brand name of Barnes & Noble, “The Bookseller”. B&N first store opened in 1917 as a bookstore.4 Since then our company has expanded its store offerings to include toys, games, music selection, coffee, and food. With less than 2 years to the anniversary of the opening of our first store, we recommend returning our focus back to books; our marquee product. Therefore, we will provide a detailed marketing strategy to increase the overall sales of books. We will offer solutions to increase purchases of current customers, address customer price concerns by promoting our loyalty program, how to increase foot traffic by offering free wifi...
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