...Introduction Modern African states have several problems ranging from corruption, to armed conflict, to stunted structural development. The effects of colonialism have been offered as a starting point for much of the analysis on African states, but the question of why African states are particularly dysfunctional needs to be examined, given the extent to which they have lagged behind other former European colonies in many aspects. In the first section, I will consider the problems with African states from the level of the state. That is, the nature of the states' inceptions and the underlying flaws may explain some of the issues that have been associated with African states today. Next I examine the development of, or lack of, civil society and the institutions which took place across the continent in the colonial era. In particular, I consider the lack of education and judicial authority and how this affected the formation of the structures which exist in the post-colonial era. Lastly, the economic legacy of colonialism is analysed, and whether the failure of African states to prosper can be explained by colonial practices. State Formation Ever since the boundaries of Africa were drawn up in 1884/5, very little has changed in terms of the continent's territorial divisions. Much has been made of the fact that the post-colonial states which constitute Africa were the products of colonial demarcations, and whose territories are not congruent to existing political and...
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...The security industry is no longer the simple entity it was once considered, over the decade or so it has become a very diverse profession and can be compared to both the medical and legal professions. Changes in technology and the events of 9/11 have forever changed the face of the security industry and has lead to the diversification of the field. Where it was thought that security consisted of only security guards patrolling an area or watching CCTV, the industry now specializes in areas spanning from physical, IT and forensic security. With these specializations come the need for both specialized higher education degrees and industry certifications. The principal purpose of certification is to create a standard level of knowledge for those individuals employed in a particular industry. Certification in security management communicates to potential employers and the public that the possessor has demonstrated they have the basic skills, education and proficiency to take on a particular assignment. My research has identified one primary source for security certifications: American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS). The American Society for Industry Security (ASIS) offers three board certifications: Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Professional Certified Investigator (PCI) and Physical Security Professional (PSP). Beginning in 1977 ASIS certifications have been setting the standard fro security professionalism. ASIS claims their certifications are the global...
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...Zipcar Case The proposed venture in this case study has great potential in highly populated areas with a need for transportation. Since Zipcar provides the cars in areas close to the customer, this service would be easy to use. The drawback would be finding a way to make the benefit of utilizing Zipcar more compelling over other forms of transportation such as owning a car, using other car rental services, taxis, subways, or buses. The nice component of Zipcar is that it offers hourly services which can attract people who need a car only for a doctor’s appointment or grocery run. Zipcar has been able to progress its venture which is notable since funding and parking have been an issue. Most of the funding was used to start building the wireless technology to serve as the operating system. Unfortunately, the shortcoming in Zipcar’s progression could be because the “ Z-card” reader is not finished. With no asset and few angel investors, Zipcar can seem as a risky investment. Instead of rushing to start operating the business perhaps Chase could have gained investors by guaranteeing that she had a system that functioned. Despite the technological setback, Zipcar was able to obtain 3 cars and rely on members to keep a driving log to track usage. The advantage of Chase and Danielson starting Zipcar early is that since both lacked a degree of expertise, Zipcar would be able to grow by observing customer’s usage patterns and understanding the operational and financial parameters of...
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...Complimentary Sample Summary Made To Stick Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die THE SUMMARY Some stories stick with us forever. Long after we hear them, we could easily re-tell them. A lot of Aesop’s fables are like that: The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg, etc. We are all familiar with the opposite experience—reading an article that we can’t remember five minutes after we have finished, or listening to a lecture that leaves our brain as quickly as it enters. They are the opposite of “sticky.” Why do some ideas succeed while others fail? How do we nurture our ideas so they’ll succeed in the world? Many of us struggle with how to communicate ideas effectively, how to get our ideas to make a difference. This book is about how to do just that. In researching successful, “sticky” stories, six principles emerged. Sticky ideas shared certain traits that made them more likely to succeed. This doesn’t mean that there is a formula that guarantees success, but it does mean it is possible to greatly improve our odds. The six principles are: About the Authors Chip Heath is a professor of organizational behavior in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. Dan Heath is a consultant to the Policy Programs at the Aspen Institute. A former researcher at Harvard Business School, he is a co-founder of Thinkwell, an innovative newmedia textbook company. Published by Leaders Book Summaries. 872 New Britton Rd, Carol Stream, IL 60188 No part of this...
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...Running head: RISK MANAGEMENT AND PROBLEM MANAGEMENT RELATION The effectiveness of the relationship between risk management and problem management of a compromised UNIX operating system CSMN 655 Computer Security, Software Assurance, Hardware Assurance, and Security Management Abstract Risk management is an ongoing, continuous process whose purpose is to identify and assess program risks and opportunities with sufficient lead-time to implement timely strategies to ensure program success. The entire risk management process balances the operational and economic costs of protective measures and contributes to mission capability by protecting the systems and the data that support the organizational mission from both deliberate and unintentional compromise. Computer security problem, or incident, management is an administrative function of managing and protecting computer assets, networks and information systems. These systems continue to become more critical to the personal and economic welfare of our society. Organizations must understand their responsibilities to the public good and to the welfare of their members. This responsibility extends to having a management program for reacting to system breaches, if and when they occur. Incident management is a program which defines and implements a process that an organization may adopt to promote its own welfare and the security of the public...
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...Human Resource Management Case Study Report Contents Page Executive Summary Pg. 2 Introduction Pg. 3 Thiess Group Pg. 4 Sectors of Thiess Group Pg. 5 Advertising Pg. 7 Recruitment and Selection Process Pg. 8 Human Resource Department Pg. 10 Challenges/Problems with Recruitment & Selection Strategies Pg. 11 Conclusion Pg. 12 References Pg. 13 Appendix A – Thiess Interview Template Appendix B – Thiess Recruitment Flowchart Appendix C – Thiess Recruitment Job Brief Executive Summary This report explains the recruitment and selection process for the company of Thiess. It will provide information how the human resource practice of recruitment and selection helps the organisation to achieve its goals and objectives. The report will provide you with as much background knowledge of the company and the challenges, problems and recommendations Thiess face today. Although Thiess works in the Construction, Mining and Services Contractors the report will only discuss how the recruitment and selection affects the Construction area of Thiess. Introduction Thiess see every construction project, no matter how large or small, as an exciting opportunity to support their communities, contribute to their country and advance their industry. They work with all stakeholders to deliver the best possible outcomes for their clients, the communities they work in...
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...AUSTRALIAN LEGAL SYSTEM IN CONTEXT BLB1101 Semester 1 2014 Table of contents Topic Page number Unit rationale and learning outcomes 3 Calendars – lectures and tutorial workshops 4 Tutorial workshop exercises 5-11 Assessment information 12-23 Assessment tasks 12 Part 1 – VCAT and Applied law 12 Part 2 – VCAT and Contextual analysis 13 Hypothetical Case Studies 15 • Residential Tenancies List 15 • Planning and Environment List 18 • Anti-Discrimination list 20 Assessment criteria 22 Reading guide 24-28 Su Robertson, Unit Coordinator su.robertson@vu.edu.au 9919 1823 Unit rationale BLB1101 Australian Legal System in Context: • Provides you with a working foundation in the technical structure of Australian legal systems, using applied practical teaching and learning methods; • Exposes you to ways of making sense of Australian legal systems in a legal academic way using the themes of economics, sustainability, race and gender; • Inducts you in the ways of the lawyer, including appropriate language use and structure, ethics and legal professional behaviour, using reflective, applied and theory-based teaching and learning methods. Learning outcomes Upon successful completion of BLB1101, you will: • Be able to identify and understand the components of Australian legal systems, how these components intersect and interact, and how lawyers use these systems; • Be able to identify and use the language...
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...CHAPTER 2 WHAT IS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING? James W. Gentry Members of ABSEL are dedicated to the proposition that students can learn from experience. Most people adhere to the notion of “trial and error” learning. Various ABSEL participants have used the following quote, attributed to Confucius, to express their conviction that experiential learning is effective: I HEAR AND I FORGET I SEE AND I REMEMBER I DO AND I UNDERSTAND.1 Others have cited Sophocles’ quote from 400 B.C., “One must learn by doing the thing, for though you think you know it-you have no certainty, until you try.” Or, one could quote George Santayana, “The great difficulty of education is to get experience out of ideas.” It is hard to argue that experience will not lead to learning under the right conditions. However, it will be argued that the resultant learning can be in error unless care is taken to assure that those conditions occur. The purpose of this chapter is to delineate the components of “experiential learning” so that the necessary conditions for “proper” learning can be specified. While most pedagogies allow students to learn experientially to some extent, an attempt will be made to distinguish those approaches which would be more likely to facilitate experiential learning. While the title of the chapter implies a focus on learning (the student perspective), to a large extent the chapter actually focuses on the structuring of the experience (the teacher perspective). What the student takes away...
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...GUZMAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Sr No | Title | Page Number | 1 | Introduction | 3 | 2 | Summary and Scope | 3 | 2.1 | Tariff Reduction | 3 | 2.2 | Outward Sourcing | 4 | 2.3 | Integrated Sourcing Initiative | 4 | 2.4 | Telecommunications and e-commerce | 4 | 2.5 | Investments | 4 | 2.6 | Services | 5 | 2.7 | Intellectual Property(IPP) | 5 | 3 | Aim, Benefits and Risks of Signatories and Stakeholders | 5 | 3.1 | Signatory | 5 | 3.1.1 | Aims and Motives | 5 | 3.1.2 | Benefits | 6 | 3.1.3 | Risks | 7 | 3.2 | Stakeholder | 7 | 4 | Impact of the USSFTA on Third Parties: The ASEAN Countries | 8 | 5 | Assessment of Implementation | 9 | 6 | Conclusion: Assessment of Success/Failure | 10 | 7 | Bibliography | 12 | 1. INTRODUCTION (Elea) In this report, we will analyze the impact of the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) on Singapore’s trade and on its relationships with its Asian neighbors. Singapore being the first South Asian country to enter into a bilateral free trade agreement with the United States, we wanted to focus our analysis on the impact on its trade only. Indeed, it is quite obvious that this agreement is beneficial for the US, but we thought it was interesting to study what advantages Singapore would get out of it. Also, Singapore being a member of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since the 1960’s, we wanted to study how the USSFTA impacted these countries in particular. They are indeed Singapore’s closest...
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...Yet, even with this demonstration of viability, Chase and Danielson had not succeeded in raising the equity capital they needed to really grow Zipcar. Beginning in early 2000, Chase had made a series of presentations to potential investors in which she sought $1 million in capital to prove the business model in Boston and, eventually, to set the stage for expanding the business to other U.S. cities. Potential investors seemed intrigued and enthusiastic about the Zipcar idea. While Chase hoped to close on this first round of financing in the fall of 2000, she continued to look for funding alternatives because the money was not yet in the bank. At the end of October 2000, she and Danielson would have the opportunity to make their pitch at Springboard 2000 New England, a venture forum for women-led enterprises. Chase commented: “I am anxious to raise this funding and focus my energies on really trying to...
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...The Journey From Deregulation to Regulation - Are We Walking In Circles? Executive Summary This paper attempts to explore the cycle from deregulation to regulation against the backdrop of events from 2001 to 2008, with some reference to later laws such as Dodd-Frank. The context is against the quote from Aristotle that “law is order, and good law is good order”. A Brief history of Deregulation: Regulations have been considered a blessing and a curse since time immemorial. It could be argued, especially with those of a theological mindset, that religions introduced the first forms of regulations. The penalty for deviations were well laid out, and often times had precedent, but exceptions were always sought and loopholes were often explored. Modern economics, regardless of which school of thought is followed, can be compared to a religion1. There are tenets, or commandments. There are different religions, from Keynes, to Marx to Milton. Without extending this analogy, it is relevant to point out that economic theories either rely on governments to participate wholeheartedly in the state of economic affairs by regulating businesses, corporations and industries, or to let the system weed out the weaker in favor of the stronger. In the United States, bitter past experience shaped the regulations surrounding businesses. The Great Depression was the first indicator that the system needed to be made more robust, which in turn led to regulations that formed the base of what our current...
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...Yet, even with this demonstration of viability, Chase and Danielson had not succeeded in raising the equity capital they needed to really grow Zipcar. Beginning in early 2000, Chase had made a series of presentations to potential investors in which she sought $1 million in capital to prove the business model in Boston and, eventually, to set the stage for expanding the business to other U.S. cities. Potential investors seemed intrigued and enthusiastic about the Zipcar idea. While Chase hoped to close on this first round of financing in the fall of 2000, she continued to look for funding alternatives because the money was not yet in the bank. At the end of October 2000, she and Danielson would have the opportunity to make their pitch at Springboard 2000 New England, a venture forum for women-led enterprises. Chase commented: “I am anxious to raise this funding and focus my energies on really trying to...
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...Economics for Everyone: Going Global–FDI Fables–FDI in Multibrand Retail......................................................... 2 Special report - Business in India: Inbound and outbound deals: Their oyste ....................................................... 12 Growing confidence dented by politicians .............................................................................................................. 16 BEST CROSS - BORDER M&A DEAL .................................................................................................................. 18 The Literature on Chinese Outward FDI ................................................................................................................ 19 Page 1 of 36 © 2012 Factiva, Inc. All rights reserved. Economics for Everyone: Going Global–FDI Fables–FDI in Multibrand Retail Economics for Everyone: Going Global–FDI Fables–FDI in Multibrand Retail India Infoline News Service 5,801 words 2 May 2012 Indiainfoline News Service INFOIN English Copyright © 2012. Indiainfoline Ltd. FDI- Foreign Direct Investment Context: NEWS FDI in multi-brand retail to go ahead,TNN (TIMES OF INDIA) Govt says committed to multi-brand retail FDI FE BUREAU Aviation FDI: Cautious, Centre set to take allies on board, BUSINESS STANDARD India has been ranked at the third place in global foreign direct investments in 2009 and will continue to remain among the top five attractive destinations for international investors during 2010-11...
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...CHAPTER 11 - LEADERSHIP and TRUST LEARNING OUTCOMES After reading this chapter students should be able to: 1. Define leader and leadership. 2. Compare and contrast early leadership theories. 3. Describe the four major contingency leadership theories. 4. Describe modern views of leadership and the issues facing today’s leaders. 5. Discuss trust as the essence of leadership. |Opening Vignette—Employees First | |SUMMARY | |HCL Technologies, the “employee first” philosophy has helped catapult the company from peripheral player to center stage in the intensely | |competitive IT industry. HCL Technologies is headquartered in Noida, India. CEO Vineet Nayar is committed to creating a company where the job | |of company leaders is to enable people to find their own destiny by gravitating to their strengths. His goals for the “Employee First” program| |include creating a unique employee experience, inverting the organizational structure, and increasing transparency. The workplace reforms the | |company implemented involved better communication with the CEO and a pay scheme that gives workers more job security. A major part of the | |workplace company referred to as “trust pay.” Unlike the standard IT industry...
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...Group Case Study – “Marketing the Eco-Shack” Prepared for: Lecturer – Puan Haslinda Mohd Yunus Tutorial – Ms. Racheal Louis Vincent Prepared by: Heru Onggodinata (4101285) Kevin Andrian (4101928) Date Submission: 17 May 2013 Tutorial group: T6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY With the issue of climate change at the moment, there should be consideration with environmental friendly products and one of them is Eco-Shack, eco-friendly portable house. The purpose of this essay is to show how the owner of Eco-Shack can persuade more people to use their products. The owner of Eco-Shack has to do market research to enables them to do market segmentation of their products for consumer segment and as well business segment. The aim of market segmentation is to enable them do be focus on certain segment, target the customers, be efficient, effective and generate more sales. The customer segment in New Zealand that might be interested in Urban Eco-Shack is demographic and psychographic segment. Using demographic segment, Eco-Shack can focus on the young age 20 to 30 also family size and income level, and then psychographic the New Zealand people that like to move houses every few years, so Eco-Shack can promote their products on this customer segment. Eco-Shack can target business segment for its Standard Eco-Shack, according to their business size, small business might be interested in buying it because it is easy to be move, medium size business might also interested in Eco-Shack...
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