...San Diego Ceiling Fan Installers Ceiling fans are a great investment for your home. They are able to provide the owner with several advantages that can add to the décor and mood of the room. Ceiling fans can transform your home into a more pleasant place to be all year long. Ceiling fans can save you money by reducing your energy bill. When it is warm outside the fan can lower the temperature 1 – 2 degrees for the room’s occupants. It does this by pulling cool air from the floor and circulating it within the room. Ceiling fans are energy savers even when it isn’t warm outside. The rotation direction of the fan can be reversed, normally just by pushing a button, and it will push the warm air down from the top of the room to circulate it, warming...
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...Management and Leadership Paper Kathryn Bond December 13, 2010 BUS330 Israr Hayath San Diego Zoo is this paper’s subject for discussing leadership and management within the company, which is a non-profit organization. Leadership is leading by way of exemplary examples and instilling confidence in the audience. Leaders are working for the good of the Company. Leaders are good trainers since they want to pass the information on to trainees to avoid mishaps. Leaders change things like conventional believes and practices. Leaders are knowledgeable in their field. The Zoological Society of San Diego has existed 90 years. It is now referred to as Global Zoo. There many leaders at the zoo. There is a Board of Directors with 12 members. The leaders at this level are concerned with the Zoo’s mission which is conservation, education, and recreation organization dedicated to the reproduction, protection and exhibition animals, plants, and their habitats (Mission Statement). These are the leaders that stay abreast of environmental changes. At the administrative level leadership may not be so strong or evident to all zoo employees since there is rarely direct contact with them (Halogen). In 2006, the Society brought in approximately 100 million dollars for the first time. This level of revenue drove the society to re-evaluate its old practices and to create a new strategic plan that would modernize their way of doing business. One of the key elements of the...
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...Abstract The negotiators goals are to ethically negotiate on behalf of their clients Jimmy, Tinny, and Janice that are band members currently under contract with Agent-town which represents the band under the R-n-R label. The negotiators importance to the band members depends on the proper utilization of salary research data in the San Diego area, support throughout the process, and properly recognize and use excellent negotiation skills to reach the agreed to increase in salary percentages for all band members. Therefore, the negotiators’ primary concern is the delivery the agreed to salary increases on behalf of their clients to Agent-town Rock-n-Roll Negotiator Part 1 Introduction This paper will present an analysis of a negotiation scenario role-played by this learning team. The authors will present a summary of the role play itself, followed by the analysis. More specifically, the analysis will outline the adjustments and concessions, as well as the tactics and strategies, made by each side while pursuing either distributive or integrative negotiation. The authors will then describe the sources of power and the application of power principles used by each side of the team. Next, the authors will analyze the ways in which each side used central or peripheral route influence principles to affect negotiation outcomes. Finally, the authors will evaluate the ethicality of the negotiation strategies used by each side. The learning team role played...
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...within any population is exceptionally important to the sustainability of any ecosystem or environment. The cycle of life shows us that all species have another species that they rely on for several necessities. Some species use other species for sustenance, some for shelter, or hunting skills. The reasons why species rely on each other vary; however, the need is infinitely important. We will discuss why genetic diversity is so important. We will explain why population management and diversity is necessary to the successful survival of every population. Lastly, we will compare and contrast the ex situ and in situ methods of conservation. It is extremely important for humanity to take responsibility for the failings of some ecosystems and this paper allows us to see the ways that we, as humanity, can help to reverse that damage. Genetic Diversity in Populations Genetic diversity also known as the level of biodiversity simply measures the number of genetic characteristics that the genetic makeup of a particular species consists of. It is different from the term genetic variability as they are many times used alternatively but in reality they are different. So why is genetic diversity so important? It is the basis for the populations of various living species to adapt themselves as the surrounding environment changes. If there is no genetic diversity many of the species will vanish off the face of earth. The environment on the earth changes rapidly and hence with the help of genetic...
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...Zoological Society of San Diego, a nonprofit organization that operates the San Diego Zoo, the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park, and San Diego Zoo’s Institute for Conservation Research has more than 3,000 persons employs. Tim Mulligan, the society’s new HR director, feels that organization and its managers should some goals for themselves and their workers so that persons can be paid based upon those goals. He wanted the zoo to have more structure and managers filling and completing more appraisals forms than usual. He wanted to implement a system where persons understand and are able to complete the organization’s goals. Furthermore, after the society adopted the “Halogen Software’s eAppraisal System” they immediately saw results. More of the appraisals were completed and employees are more motivated than they were before. A performance appraisal is considered an evaluation that is recorded of an employee’s overall actions over a period of time. In other words, it is a report that a manager/supervisor should complete on how well employees fulfill their duties throughout the year. Furthermore, Non-profits need appraisal system as much as for profit organizations because it serves a vital pivotal role in the motivation of the employees. Additionally, even though non-profit organizations goals are not to maximize their profits, they still have goals to meet in order for them keep their customers and animals satisfied. Furthermore, organizations like the San Diego Zoological Society...
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...Running head: MARKETING RESEARCH PAPER Marketing Research Paper Name University Marketing Research Paper – Kudler Fine Foods Gathering reliable information is a crucial activity before the deployment of a rewarding marketing plan. Kudler Fine Foods is a specialty grocery store located in the San Diego Metropolitan area that focuses on high-end food products. The company hopes to expand its scope of operations and boost the loyalty of its customer base. In order to achieve these goals, the company will conduct marketing research to identify opportunities and threats that exist in the external environment (Staff 2012). Marketing research can be defined as the process of collecting custom data and competitive intelligence that will enable managers to make value-adding decisions. The following paper will analyze the importance of marketing research as it relates to the business plan of Kudler Fine Foods. Areas that Require Additional Marketing Research Kudler Fine Foods has enjoyed a high rate of success in the regional grocery store industry, but there are areas of weakness in the business model that must be explored. Currently, the company is only taking advantage of newspaper advertisements in the local area to run sales. The importance of newspaper as a marketing medium is rapidly diminishing for many businesses. Younger generations of consumers do use printed newspapers to obtain information in their daily lives – rather they opt to use social media, mobile technology...
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...THE KUMEYAAY PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA by Your Name (boldface) ANTH 100: Non-Western Cultures and the Western Tradition Instructor: Dr. Steven R. James Nov. 10, 2014 INTRODUCTION In my quest to study the life of the ancient California inhabitants, I visited the San Diego Museum of Man which is an anthropological museum situated in Balboa Park, San Diego, California. The museum was established in the year 1915 as a result of the Panama-California Exposition where several exhibits were displayed with ‘The Story of Man through Ages’ being the first. At the culmination of the exposition, San Diego Museum Association sought to retain the available collection and start a permanent museum. As a result, the collection was named Museum of Man in 1942 and later in 1978 as the California Museum of Man. Besides housing the history of the Kumeyaay people, who are the subject of this research paper, the history of other Native Americans from the South of California can also be studied in this place. The museum has a population of over 100000 ethnographic items, 25000 images, and a large library of books and journals. MUSEUM EXHIBIT 1) Artifact Display On the second floor of the museum, a wide variety of the historic sources can be found. Among the displayed artifacts there are models of the early man, reconstructions of the bones of hominids, cave paintings, coffins of mummies from ancient Egypt, stone carvings, and remains of the Egyptian mummy known as Lemon Grove. The culture of the people...
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...Our financial objectives are to achieve an average sales transaction of $4.50 per customer by the end of the first year and to increase the first year profit by 5% in the second year of business. The top local competitors are profitable with revenues of over $500,000 per year (Manta.com, 2010b, 2010d) and are sustainable as most have been in business for 15 years or more (Manta.com, 2010a, 2010b, 2010d). Financial projections show that the business will have positive cash flow in the first month of operations as 34% of revenue generated. Start up expense will be $22,605 with a net profit in the first year of just over $75,000. Table of Contents Executive Summary iii Table of Contents iv Situational Analysis 1 Market Research 2 Secondary Research Information 2 Demographics. 2 Industry Trends. 3 Supply Sources. 4 Industry...
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...1. | Question : | "In Tikopia, when the paramount chief dies, there is an election among the lesser chiefs to replace him. Although primogeniture is the rule, there are extenuating reasons to alter the path—for example, if the heir apparent is still young or demonstrates personal characteristics that are inappropriate to the office such as jealousy, lack of hospitality, poor historic memory, or lack of intellect, or if the deceased chief had no son" (Nowak & Laird, 2010, p. 177). Suppose you want to incorporate this information into your discussion post or a paper. Which of the following is the correct way to incorporate this information? | | | Student Answer: | | Directly copy the quotation, but include a citation at the end, like so: (Nowak & Laird, 2010). | | | | Directly copy the quotation, but include a citation at the end with a page number, like so: (Nowak & Laird, 2010, p. 177). | | | | Directly copy the quotation, but include quotation marks around the full quotation and include a citation with the page number, like so: (Nowak & Laird, 2010, p. 177). | | | | Rephrase the information in your own words, and include a citation to acknowledge where the information came from, like so: (Nowak & Laird, 2010). | | | | Both c and d. You can either use quotation marks and a citation with a page number, or you can rephrase the information in your own words and use a citation. | | Instructor Explanation: | You must...
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...University, 1990 B.A. Honors & Awards Ph.D. Ph.D. Education Psychology, Sofia University, 1986 Faculty Impact Award. Given by students to faculty demonstrating “true excellence in interactions with students,” 2009 Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Consumer Research, 2008 Early Career Contribution Award, Society for Consumer Psychology/ American Psychological Association, 2005. Given annually to the most productive researcher in the field of consumer behavior who has been a faculty member for less than ten years. Fellow, Young Scholars Program, Marketing Science Institute, 2005 Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Consumer Research, 2003 Chair’s Core Course Teaching Award, Kellogg School of Management, 2002 – 2003 Dean’s Recognition of Teaching Excellence, Kellogg School of Management (based on student evaluations), 1998 – present McManus Research Chair, Kellogg School of Management, 1998 – 1999, 2001 – 2002 Kraft Research Chair, Kellogg School of Management, 2000 – 2001 Fellow, American Marketing Association Doctoral Consortium, 1996 Honorable Mention, Alden G. Clayton Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Competition, 1995 Alexander Chernev 2/2012 RESEARCH Focus Research Articles (Peer Reviewed) Consumer Decision Behavior 1. Brough, Aaron and Alexander Chernev...
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... I plan to limit my research to the borders and the Arellano-Felix drug lord. The borders are the ones that have the most influences in the country. Although this is a narrower topic, I am not sure that this topic is narrow enough because of the controversies associated with the war on drugs and the borders. Most of the illegal drugs consumed in the United States come through or from Mexico, and virtually all the revenue of Mexican drug-trafficking organizations comes from sales to the United States. Kleiman Mark, (Article in the September/October 2011 Issue of Foreign Affairs Magazine), "Surgical Strikes in the Drug Wars: Smarter Policies for Both Sides of the Border". The specific claim about this topic in my final paper would be about the way of how one of the most powerful drug organization leader was capture to at least slow down the problem of drug trafficking that comes through the Mexican boarders. The United States government needs to do something and gain control over the drugs that are being trafficked into their country. The policies that are in place do not seem to be doing very much as far as easing the problem this country has with drugs and drug crimes. Society knows that Drug trafficking, crime, human trafficking and money laundering always come together that’s not news to anybody. Being so close to Tijuana Baja California, The San Ysidro and Otay borders are perfect targets to be use to smuggle drugs across to San Diego California. Is a big concern...
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...CNN News: The news of the great linebacker was Junior Seau was killed Wednesday by a gunshot wound to the chest. His family will let researchers study his brain for evidence of trauma. The chaplain of the San Diego Chargers Shawn Mitchell told Cnn News on Friday. Since the news have broken about Junior killing himself a lot of people think that all of the hits that he was taking over all of the years that he was playing football took a part in why he might have killed his self. The family made the choice to go through with this idea to help the NFL players and the other players in the future that are playing this sport. The corner said that it will be a while before the can complete the autopsy on the body. There two links that are included in the report. The one link is part of Cnn, talking about how a lot of players from that 1994 team started to lose their lives. It was 8 people from that team. The other link is connected to the San Diego new channel 10 about his that might have an connection to the NFL All three websites have some of the same things but some are every different. Cnn News had to people on this story since it broke. The other website sites just had one person cover what was going on with this. The story from Cnn was on about player safety in the Nfl not so much about what is really happen to him. MSNBC: The story starts out that the Chargers chaplain telling Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles times that the family has made the choice to allow his brain to...
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...Opponent: Lowering the Minimum Legal Drinking Age Lozi Ms. Rhodes Comp 2 November 11, 2011 Opponent: Lowering the Minimum Legal Drinking Age Introduction At the present time, the Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) Law is set at the age of 21 years old. Proponents would have the law revoked and the Minimum Legal Drinking Age reduced. This paper intends to prove that the MLDA should remain as it stands. The Minimum Legal Drinking Age of 21 protects our youth and society as a whole. Evaluation of the Present MLDA: Success Drinking and Driving The present MLDA laws set at 21 are effective. “Almost every state has seen a decrease in teenage driving fatalities since the law went into effect” (Hamilton, 2008, para 3). Before the law took effect, many American youths died in car accidents that could have been avoided if this law had been in effect at the time. “Over the past 20 years, the number of 15 to 20 year olds killed in alcohol-related traffic crashes has been cut in half. The number of 15 to 20 year old drinking drivers involved in fatal crashes also has been cut in half” (Hamilton, 2008, para 15). One cannot argue with statistics. Maturity Factor Most teens would argue that we, as adults, really don’t know anything that they don’t already know. The youth of America have a sense of entitlement, and for the most part, we have created a spoiled generation. “Many youth experiment with unlawful drinking-often to disastrous effects” (National Household Survey On...
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...The Influence of Homework on Primary and Secondary school students As population grows, the world is getting a lot more competitive than few years ago. Chiefly the students who are accepting basic education are all making great effort to achieve academic success. In the process of working hard to get to their aims, homework is always the steps lead them there. To a great extent, school assignments have not only greatly influenced elementary and high school students’ educational improvements, but also their health conditions. Firstly, assignments after school have brought primary school students both advantages and disadvantages educationally. To begin with, every adult believes that elementary school students are still too young to be able to manage themselves reasonable and keep themselves in good control. First, it can be imagined that an 8-year-old child would not review the knowledge he learnt 2 days ago if he is not asked to do any homework. In that case, his score would definitely decline. Second, still using the example above, people can predict that even more serious than the retrogression of academic work but degeneration of living. He may waste a lot of time on other things like playing computer games and even get involved in some bad peer groups which educate him negatively and would lead him to a dark future. Therefore homework has been playing a greatly important role in primary school students’ academic work and is an efficient way to prevent them going astray...
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...image and give develop good relationships with the consumer to win them over. Kudler Fine Foods is an upscale specialty food store in the metropolitan are of San Diego with tree locations in La Jolla, Del Mar and Encinitas. Kudler Fine Foods prides themselves with supplying their consumers with the very best in domestic and imported produce. Kudler Fine Foods wants to explore new options for their customers and needs to justify the importance of marketing research. This paper will analyze the marketing strategy and tactics Kruger Fine Foods must implement to be successful as well as identify the areas where additional market research is needed. This paper will also analyze the importance of competitive intelligence and analysis in regards to the development of Kudler Fine Food’s marketing strategy and tactics. Each store has a large amount of retail space located in a stylish shopping center. The stores are stocked with the very best domestic and imported produce (phoenix.edu, 2008). Kudler Fine Foods has decided to explore new options to which they might offer to their customers. This paper will first justify the importance ofmarketing research in the development of Kudler Fine Food’s marketing strategy and tactics. Next the paper will explain Identify the areas where additional market researchis needed. Market Research...
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