...reviewing my lecture notes along with studying for my exams. The first focus that is important for me to keep consistent is my time management skills. Before I did not have a set strategy for how I am going to execute this so I just went with the flow as the day passed. This was a not beneficial for me because for anything that happened unexpected, I was not prepared with a backup plan to get caught up. I would instead wait until later on during the week to catch up on what I missed so I decided to make an schedule/planner. In the morning I go to the gym before lectures that way I have energy to go about my day. In between lectures, I use to walk back to residence to take a nap, but now I stay on campus and spend time in open seminar rooms where I catch up on my readings. When the day finishes, I double check to make sure I have my readings finished before next day’s lecture and if I do, I allow myself to hang out with my friends by going to the gym at night or watching television. Overall, I think I’m doing a decent job of making this an everyday habit. The only criticism I have for myself in regards to time management is making sure I check my email everyday since I learned my lesson for missing assignments for the STEP program. Another focus I am keeping consistent is my attendance. Last term I use to miss some morning classes due to sleeping in, but with the planner I have made for myself that is no longer a problem since I’m a the gym every morning before...
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...Student support: Teaching Staff: MODULE AIMS Carol Marshall, (3A40) carol.marshall@stir.ac.uk Lynne McCulloch (3B44) l.a.mcculloch@stir.ac.uk K Davies, J Joseph, C Marshall, S Mawson, C Taylor The first two foundation modules examined the firm and the external environment. The emphasis for the module is the management of organisations in the 21st century. As such, this module concentrates on the management of the functional areas of the business, namely operations management, human resource management and marketing within the broader context of the changing organisation and the global economy. MODULE LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this module, through completion of the assessment, attendance at lectures and participation in seminars you will have gained knowledge and understanding of: the changing nature of the global economy and its impact on management, operations management and organisational aspects of the business, the future for managing human resources the changing nature of the market place, marketing and consumer behaviour Also, you will have developed skills in being able to: think critically, conceptually and contextually, select and apply theoretical academic models, search and select appropriate reading material, use case studies to apply theoretical models to real life present material in both written scholarly essays and oral presentations understand the dynamics of group work reflect upon the learning experience to further develop...
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...August 25, 2015 To: Kaci Bray From: Joseph Kolega Subject: Orientation – Freshman Point of view Hello, I am a freshman at KU this semester. Before this, however, I went through an admissions process along with my orientation to follow. For the most part my transition from high school student to college student was nearly seamless. Looking back at the entire process, there are a few air bubbles I think if smoothed out could benefit not only the incoming freshman, but the university as a whole. Seminars? I will admit I’m not fully adept in courses at KU just yet, nor will I ever be. One thing that irked me orientation day was the hour long lecture on how critical a seminar class will be to our KU core. Now I understand this is a huge thing in liberal education, but gearing everyone for an hour to take one course they will never use isn’t justified when there are 100 other courses I could choose that weren’t as heavily endorsed. The school biased common book seminars, and I almost felt as though they were sticking their hand in my education, to be dramatic. Account Issues Once it was time to log in and finally enroll into our courses, I hit a road block when I found out we were supposed to have our KU ID and password already memorized and ready to go. Being told to walk all the way up to a different hall to reset my account was troubling and ultimately put me behind in line to pick ideal class times. I take partial accountability for my lack of knowledge on my own account...
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...Jesus: Advocating Community Some would say God, or the author of Genesis, got it right: "It is not good for man to be alone." For as long as there have been humans, there have been communities. We are communal beings. From the first small tribes to the modern day mega cities, communities have evolved just as much as the human species. There are many ways that one can identify with a community. Human beings as well as many other species, especially primates, need these groupings as much as most social animals. Watch as every Sunday thousands sit distant from their closest sports field, straining to see the players, although they can far more easily watch the game at home in the comfort of their living rooms. Yet, in modern times, the community seems to be falling apart. They are not as strong as they once were. It is time we look back to the social climate that forged one of the most influential revolutionaries of all time. The historical Jesus of Nazareth. As John Crossan said “If the supreme value for the twentieth-century American imagination is individualism , based on economics and property, that for the first-century Mediterranean imagination can be called, to the contrary, groupism.” Our society has experienced major social shifts that would be unimaginable to a small Jewish town in ancient Palestine. Individuals no longer realize they need to rely on others in the way they once did. Modern technology has pushed us farther and farther into our own homes and away...
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...Running Head: JESUS 1 Jesus History, Character, Purpose, and Plan Armon Q. Parker English 1300 Composition II National American University August 2012 JESUS 2 Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………………3 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..4 History……………………………………………………………………………………………..5 Character……………………………………………………………………………………..........5 Purpose…………………………………………………………………………………………….5 Plan………………………………………………………………………………………………..5 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………...6 References…...……………………………………………………………………………………7 JESUS 3 Abstract This paper will provide the readers with basic information concerning the history of Jesus, his character, purpose and plan. This paper is not written to sway anyone form any other belief system that they may have. It is only to give information in regards to whom He was and is. This will be done by answering four questions: What is His history, character, purpose and plan? As a result, the answering of following questions will leave the reader more informed about what he/she may not have known regarding the man known as—Jesus. JESUS 4 Jesus History, Character, Purpose, and Plan Jesus has gone down in history as one of the most influential people who has ever walked the earth, and because of whom He claimed to be, churches, movements, and even religions have become established all over the world...
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...Matthew 6:33 Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness and All these things shall be added unto you, All these things: " Needs of Life and Not wants What was spoke in previous verses What is First: Priority: Jesus wants the first moments of everyday. Jesus wants the first day of every week. Jesus wants the first part of every paycheck. He wants to be first. God sought us first. The very act of creation is one of pursuit – He created us so that we could know Him. And through Jesus He has sought to restore us to Himself. He has given us an invitation to come to know Him. Jesus told His disciples to ask, seek, and knock; in doing so they would receive God's good provision (Matthew 7:7). Jesus even prayed for future believers that they would be with Him (John 17:20-26). He promised to continue to make Himself known to us. It is clear that God desires relationship with us. He has given us a taste of who He (Psalm 34:8); and we are invited to continue to seek Him to more deeply understand His goodness. Now everything rises and falls right here. If your priorities are not in order, your life will not be in order. If your priorities are not right, you won't be right. You don't have to pray about what your number one priority in life ought to be. You don't have to think about it. You don't have to discuss it. You don't have to look for it. You just have to do it. Because Jesus has already told us what our first priority ought to be, "seek ye first the kingdom of God...
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...Introduction In a country like Bangladesh, Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SME) plays a significant role in boosting up the overall health of the economy. Their contribution towards the economy includes generation of large scale employment, investment, improvement of indigenous skill and technology, promotion of exports and opportunities for entrepreneurship and innovativeness. Bangladesh has around 27,000 medium-sized enterprises and 150,000 small-sized enterprises (defined by the government of Bangladesh as registered enterprises). Different countries and organizations define SME’s in different way. The SMEs are defined on the basis of two criteria across the world: volume of turnover and number of person employed in a particular organization. Small firms cover a wide variety of firms ranging from the single proprietor business, independent business owners who employ a handful of workers. The central bank of Bangladesh defines any business having a “Net-Worth” of up-to Tk. 10 Million or number of employees between 10 to 50 persons as small and business having a “Net-Worth” between Tk. 10 to 100 Million, or employees between 50 to 100 persons as Medium enterprises (Ahmed at al, 2011) 1. The Government of Bangladesh has categorized SME into two broad classes: Manufacturing enterprise and Non Manufacturing activities. The International Consultancy Group (ICG) of the UK, in collaboration with the Micro Industries Development Assistance and Services (MIDAS), conducted in...
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... Full Marks: 100 PART - A Read the following passage and answer questions 1—8 that follow : For the very survival man had to engage himself in trade. It began with the primitive barter which means exchanging one thing for another. With the growth of civilization and advent of international trade, barter was replaced by the complex world of the market place. Money standard weights and measures were developed to facilitate exchange.. Today, the market place allows products, processes and even ideas to be exchanged between nations. There are a member of reasons why international trade takes place. All the countries of the world cannot produce all the goods they need. So the common and primary reason is that the countries which have surplus commodities or unused resource try to export them to the countries where they are not produced or are not available. As we know at an early stage, trade was confined to only exchange of goods called barter. But barter had certain limitations because when a farmer wanted meat in exchange for his food-grains, the hunter did not need them. So man thought out a common means of exchange what we now call money. But as trade has become international, transaction between countries has become complicated too for their exit in different countries different kinds of money with different values. To solve this problem, mechanisms have been developed with much care...
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...CHAPTER - 7 Export procedure and documentation Export business occurs between two independent nations for expanding business there are some rules that have to follow. Accepting orders from abroad the sellers send their products with a traditional system under this rule. In this case the sellers are treated as exporter. There are various persons, government or non government organizations are involved with export business at present. These persons or organizations are divided into two criteria based on their nature and functions. Such as direct and indirect export. The direct exporters send their manufacturing products abroad themselves. Some companies run their export management system by setting dealers in abroad. In export business the intermediaries are treated as indirect exporters. These classes of exporters do not manufacture any product but export. Most of them complete the direct export exporting by buying products from home market after receiving orders. They are known as export merchant. Again many exporters work as a percent agent. Many intermediaries export product by making contract with manufacturers. They seek for foreign buyer on behalf of the exporters and take orders. They are known as manufacturers export agent. These kinds of exporters also take commission from buyers if they get chance. It is not the matter the exporters are treated in which name they have to do business of course under the international rule and regulations....
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...Groupon is a daily-deal site offering unbeatable deals on the best stuff to do, eat, see, and buy. Groupon is revolutionizing local commerce and helping to make people's lives exciting by bringing amazing experiences within reach. It uses collective-buying power to extend unmatched prices and provide significant benefits to both businesses and consumers. By bringing the brick and mortar world of local commerce onto the Internet, Groupon is creating a new way for local merchant partners to attract customers and sell goods and services. They provide consumers with savings and help them discover what to do, eat, see and buy in the places where they live and work. Groupon evolved from Founder and CEO Andrew Mason’s first website, “The Point,” which was launched in November 2007. Deploying a similar concept of group persuasion, The Point was about social action. People were asked to give money as a group once a ‘tipping point’ had been reached showing that they were taking a stand. The Point failed to attract enough advertising revenues to stay in business, but it reinforced for Mason and his investors how powerful group action can be. Andrew Mason and his team launched Groupon in November 2008 in Chicago to focus on collective buying power. They saw that by using the framework of The Point, they could help other city-dwellers obtain affordable access to goods and services without overwhelming them by the sheer number of choices. Groupon started out offering one deal per day. Groupon...
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...7 | | 12% | 14% | 8 | | 12% | 16% | 9 | | 12% | 18% | | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | 1 | | | 14% | 2 | | | 16% | 3 | | | 18% | | Cp Bond | Zero C1 | Zero C2 | Zero C3 | MIN | 98.232 | | 85.852 | 72.756 | MAX | 104.426 | | 89.031 | 78.098 | AVG | 101.285 | 96.154 | 87.432 | 75.387 | At the beginning of year 1 , Zero C1 would matured and no longer tradable. For the other three bonds, we have private information which enables us to cut out an interest rate, lefting with 6 scenarios. TRADE AT BEG YEAR 1 (interest not LOW) | | Cp Bond | Zero C1 | Zero C2 | Zero C3 | MIN | 92.161 | | 89.286 | 75.666 | MAX | 96.810 | | 90.909 | 79.745 | AVG | 94.464 | | 90.097 | 77.686 | TRADE AT BEG YEAR 1 (interest notMIDDLE) | | Cp Bond | Zero C1 | Zero C2 | Zero C3 | MIN | 92.161 | | 89.286 | 75.666 | MAX | 98.603 | | 92.593 | 81.222 | AVG | 95.346 | | 90.939 | 78.411 | TRADE AT BEG YEAR 1 (interest not HIGH) | | Cp Bond | Zero C1 | Zero C2 | Zero C3 | MIN | 93.837 | |...
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...| | | | | McDonalds & Starbucks Architectual Design, E-commerce Strategies and Service | [ ] [ ]Wayne McFarland JrGlobal Business Management Dr. Donna Galla July 22, 2012 | McDonalds & Starbucks Architectual Design, E-commerce Strategies and Service How do you think McDonalds and Starbucks are able to establish their brands to fit local markets through architectural design, e-commerce strategies and service to accommodate local markets and cultures? McDonalds marketing mix is strategic because of the diverse approaches that are used. They use a strategy that is known as the 4P’s (product, price, promotion, and placement) that they use that is a way of them carefully making decisions around their brand. One thing that has kept McDonalds striving in the local and global market is an idea they use similar to Starbucks “think global, act local”. This idea is what they use as well as Starbucks to combine globalization and internationalism into their strategic plan. For example, McDonalds uses pictographs (symbols instead of words and numerals) which in the international markets help employees ring up sales. By doing this McDonalds was able to maintain their strategy of all drive thru orders filled in three minutes or less. McDonalds also study the local culture of a country prior to entering it. By doing so they have changed some of their menu options to fit the local market. In China, the interior walls are covered with posters and...
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...Black Market A market that operates outside of the legal system where either legal or illegal goods are sold at illegal prices or terms is known as the black market. These types of transactions normally occur when people are trying to avoid taxes or government price controls. The black market is also known for the buying and selling of illegal drugs, firearms, and stolen goods. When the demand is strong enough and gains from the trade can be had markets will develop and exchanges will occur in spite of the restrictions (Gwartney, Stroup, Sobel, & Macpherson, 2013). The Prices in the black market are determined by supply and demand just like in other markets. In some cases prices in the black market can be more costly to the consumer than the legal market. This is because the supplier takes on much more of a risk by selling these black market items and could be arrested, pay expensive fines, and even going to prison. On the other hand there are also times when it may be cheaper to purchase items in the black market; this is because the supplier does not have to pay things like taxes or the production costs on items. In August of this year black market distribution of Olympic tickets was shut down. Over 20,000 people would be denied seats into the venue because they had purchased tickets on the black market. The London Olympic tickets were only valid when purchased through authorized outlets. In this situation an unauthorized ticket trader named Euroteam was selling the...
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...Executive summary: A new industry of ready-made garment is to be set up in Bangladesh. The reasons on which this decision is based includes, flexible business and investment policy of Bangladesh government, economic security, cheap labour, tax exemption etc. Garment industry requires less investment capital. Raw material would be purchased from the local markets, this will save time and money. Different brands will be launched according to the financial conditions of the consumer, this will capture maximum market. New export markets will be sort out and this will help in generating foreign exchange. Internet, catalogue, television, bill boards, radio, will be used as source of advertisements. Retail and wholesale markets will be the main target.Executive summary: A new industry of ready-made garment is to be set up in Bangladesh. The reasons on which this decision is based includes, flexible business and investment policy of Bangladesh government, economic security, cheap labour, tax exemption etc. Garment industry requires less investment capital. Raw material would be purchased from the local markets, this will save time and money. Different brands will be launched according to the financial conditions of the consumer, this will capture maximum market. New export markets will be sort out and this will help in generating foreign exchange. Internet, catalogue, television, bill boards, radio, will be used as source of advertisements. Retail...
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...BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR THE VANATIN CASE Assume that it is January 2013 and that you are a member of the Booth Pharmaceutical Corporation Board of Directors. You have been called to a Special Board Meeting to discuss what should be done with the product known as “Vanatin.” Vanatin is a “Fixed-ratio” antibiotic sold by prescription. “Fixed-ratio” means that it contains a combination of drugs. It has been on the market for more than 13 years and has been highly successful. It now accounts for about 18 billion dollars per year, which is 12 percent of Booth Company’s gross income in the United States (and a greater percentage of net profits). Profits from foreign markets, where Booth is marketed under a different name, are roughly comparable to that in its home country. Over the past 20 years, there have been numerous medical scientists (e.g.. the National Council on Drugs) who have objected to the sale of most fixed-ratio drugs. The argument has been that (1) there is no evidence that these fixed-ratio drugs have improved benefits over single-drugs, and (2) the possibility of detrimental side effect, including death, has at least doubled. For example, these scientists have estimated that Vanatin is causing about 30 to 40 unnecessary deaths per year (i.e., deaths that could be prevented if the patients had used a substitute made by a competitor of Booth). Despite the recommendations to remove fixed-ratio drugs from the market, doctors have continued to use them....
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