...SUMMARY – POBRE ANA La moraleja de este libro es agradecido por lo que tienes, y no pensar en lo que no tienes. El libro, Pobre Ana, escrito por Blaine Ray, se lleva a cabo en California. El personaje principal es Ana. Ella tiene 15 años y va al West Torrance High School. Ana tiene problemas con su familia. Ella sueña de dinero, un carro nuevo y ropas nuevas. Ella tiene una madre, Ellen, que trabaja como secretaria en un hospital y un padre, Robert, que también trabaja en el hospital. Ella también tiene una hermana, Patty, quien tiene 11 años y un hermano, Don, quien tiene 14 años. Sus dos mejores amigos, Elsa y Sara, van a la misma escuela que Ana. Ana es celosa de sus amigas ricas mejores, Sara y Elsa, y deseas que tener las cosas que ellas tienen. Sara y Elsa no tienen problemas con familias. Un día en la escuela, el maestro español de Ana le dice a la clase que un estudiante puede ir a México por tres meses y vive con una familia mexicana. Ana habla con su padre pero le dice que no. Pero entonces ella le dice que ellos no tienen que pagar , y su padre dice que sí . Ana va a Tepic , México . Su familia no es en el aeropuerto. Ella conoce a un hombre que ayuda a encontrar aquí su nuevo hogar. Ella se encuentra la familia Sánchez . Familia Sánchez consistente que una madre se llama Julia, un padre se llama Ernesto y cuatro hijos; Juana, Susana, Pablo y Juan. Ana hace las cosas con sus nuevas hermanas , como ir al gimnasio , el parque y la tienda. Un día...
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...Collapse University Course Professor’s Name Date of Submission Collapse Turnaround is a state that helps a company or an organization to recover financially that has been performing poorly for a longer period. An example of a company which has once experienced turnaround is The Spring leaf Holdings based in Evansville Indiana. The company deals with credit insurance and consumer lending. The company reported a loss of $1.3 billion during the 2007-2012 global financial crises. The turnaround came in 2013 whereby the company had to strategize on the right direction. It closed over 500 local branches and was forced to retrench 500 positions that included 140 of their Evansville headquarter employees. The company also continued to grow receivables per branch and reached that objective in the financial year 2014.That helped the company to drive Core Earnings up 42% from the previous 2013 financial year. Through gradual improvement, the turnaround was effective, and it improved the company’s profitability by 22 percent in 2014 financial year (Gilson, 2010). Some changes and developments are currently taking place in the field of HR management. HR policy is being defined and implemented to strengthen the performance of the company and develop the skills of employees to hasten its recovery. The purpose of implementing the policy of the HR is to prevent the company from collapsing. Managerial culture is being developed to put in place annual performance reviews, a training program and...
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...Overview Sara Lee Corporation has a vision “to be the first choice of consumers and customers around the world by bringing together innovative ideas, continuous improvement and people who can make things happen.” The company’s vision can be summed up simply with their mission: “To simply delight you…everyday.” The company has been trying to achieve these goals since 1939 when the company began. Sara Lee employs a broad differentiation strategy, and has been diversifying since inception, mainly by acquisition. In 2005, the company, in an effort to raise profitability, began to divest eight of its business. The company’s goal was to increase sales to at least $14 billion, and increase operating profit to 12%. The idea was to focus efforts on the good, beverage and household product industry, which were seen as more profitable, and profits would increase. In 2008, Sara Lee launched an initiative called Project Accelerate. This program was designed to cut costs and increase productivity by focusing on overhead costs, streamlining the supply chain and outsourcing. It is expected to save of sum of $350 to $400 million by the end of 2012. By 2010, Project Accelerate had saved the company $180 million. The management team also decided to buyback $2.5 to $3 billion of common shares over a three year period. Despite their efforts, by the end of 2010, Sara Lee has revenues of just $10.8 billion and the operating profit margin was well below the target 12% at 8.5%. In an attempt to boost...
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...Company profile Company name: Sara Lee Corporation Company Address: 3500 Lacey Road Downers Grove, IL 60515 United States Phone: 630-598-6000 Fax: 630-598-8482 Website: http://www.saralee.com CEO/President: Brenda Barnes Founding Year: 1939 Product line Breath: Sara Lee Corporation’s product line mainly consists of food, beverage and household products. ▪ Food & beverage (SLFB) division include Ball Park franks, Dean Sausage, Hillshire Farm deli meats, Sara Lee Breads & bakery products, Sara Lee frozen desserts and Senseo single serving coffeemakers and coffee pods. ▪ Household & body care products include Ambi pure air fresheners, Kiwi shoe care products & Sanex personal care products. Sara Lee also provides Foodservice to their customers. Branches: Sara Lee operates more than 40 countries such as USA, Australia, Newzeland, Netherlands, Philippines & etc. Key competitor: Hostess Brands, Inc; Kraft Foods Inc. (kft); Tyson Foods, Inc. (tsn) Mission: To simply delight you……everyday. Vision: To be the first choice of consumers and customers around the world by bringing together innovative ideas, continuous improvement and people who make things happen. Objective of the company: |Financial Objective |Strategic Objective ...
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