...immigrated to Canada from Korea (South) when I was only 7 years old, she always told my brother and me about the importance of becoming and staying bilingual, learning both English and Korean. She believed that bilinguals were superior in sense compared to monolinguals as they would use more brain power than monolinguals, producing more neuronal connections and exercising their brains more complexly. As I have gotten older, I wondered if my mom’s beliefs were true. If being bilingual actually gave me an advantage. If this was true, I wondered if I would age slowly than other monolinguals...
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...accountant to an account manager. Now with this in mind I have to scold Palmer for not seeing this same behavior with Olds (p,83). The objective view for Palmer would be to realize that Olds may be a better fit working in the firm’s new consulting firm and it may be a better choice for the company overall. Yet, this is also the politically correct view to take when you consider the circumstances with the situation. You have to take into consideration as an account manager of Palmers type that his project was losing valuable time getting to its completion date based on the plan that he agreed to with Sands and Crosby. Based on this alone Palmer should take some responsibility for allowing this situation to develop into what it did. Palmer had demonstrated his own frustration with the time conflict and the question as to Olds ability to take on both tasks from the start. Palmer could have refused the agreement from onset which would have prevented all this confusion. He also could have approached management long before this situation grew out of hand requesting that either Olds stick to one task, and if Olds was chosen for the consulting firm that a viable replacement was found for the Johnsonville Trucks project. He may have use the leverage that Olds was being influenced by particular incentives on Crosby’s part also. Palmer could have very well focused on Olds strengths versus looking at what his not...
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...and I have always trusted him for the past few years he’s been miserable please tell me how to make him love me again? Imad Says: Take advantage of new technology; text and send e-cards. With so many of us pressed for time, why not use technology to “keep in touch” during the day. A compliment, an affection or a quick “Hello, You are being thought of” via text can spark anyone’s day. E-cards are fast, and convenient. There are many sites that allow you to send them for free. You can find any type of sentiment from cute and funny, to serious and romantic or teasingly sexy. The bonus is that you can include a personal message along with it if you’d like. Hold hands, hug and give quick kisses often. Nothing is as good for the soul and the emotional health of a person as the human touch. As teenagers, we hold hands, give quick kisses as hello and goodbye and cuddle as we sit close. Why not keep that sense of youth no matter how old we are or how long we have been have together as a couple? Holding hands keeps a connection and closeness, no matter what we are doing. An enthusiastic hug uplifts us; a quick kiss says “glad to see you”. You must convince your husband to take you for a date often this is a good thing for you and him it makes a relationship fresh and clean. Write old fashioned love letters this makes your husband remember of the old days which you and he spent with each other this is a good sign of a ion going relationship. Make love often with passion not too much love...
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...Although Peter did not get the outcome he desired, it is evident that the move the out Olds on Crosby’s project full time was better for the company and better for Olds. The consulting project that Crosby was in charge of sounds like it is a bigger deal for the firm than the audit so it in the company’s best interest to have their best people on that project. Since Peter was getting substandard work from Old’s he should make the concession to give up Olds in return for a suitable replacement and could ask for some type of compensation for the concession. Discuss what Palmer could do, if anything, to avoid losing Olds. Since the Olds has to shift his focus from consulting to auditing when he shows up for work in the afternoon it is causing him to produce lower quality work. It may be better for Palmer to change the work schedule so that Olds isn’t switching functions from morning to night but instead split up his work week so that he is working on one project on certain days and then working on the other project on the rest of the days. This would result in a less stressful situation for Olds since he won’t have to stop what he is doing to change projects midway through the day. Palmer may also find a way to provide more incentives for Olds so that Olds feels valued and has a vested interest in his project. He also should communicate more with Olds to identify what is the best way to keep Olds focused on his project, it may not be baseball tickets or financial incentives that...
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...Learning Team Deliverable Team D The advantages of last-in first-out (LIFO) method consist of four different components. The first advantage of LIFO is recent cost against current revenues. This is advantage because the inventory cost will matched the physical cost of the replacement inventory without inflation to drive up the cost. The LIFO reduced the inventory profits by matching the recent costs against revenues. This will help in eliminating cost of goods sold to be understated and profit to be overstated. The second advantage of LIFO is tax benefits and improvement in cash flows. The advantage of inventory being purchase at the higher cost is matched to the revenues of the period. This will result in the profit being properly stated for tax purpose. This will cause a reduce in the tax bill and result in helping to improve the cash flow of the company. The third advantage of LIFO is minimizing write down inventory to market cost. The advantage of the inventory being purchased would not be affected by future price increase. By using this LIFO method the inventory is usually purchased at the higher price and sold at the higher prices first. The result of using LIFO minimized the need to write down prices due to future price hikes. The fourth advantage of LIFO is physical flow of inventory. The advantage is important in most situations because of the physical inventory received by the company. The company tracks of the inventory that is received last in...
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...manager. One is a thirty-four year old African American female, one is a fifty-seven year old Caucasian man, and the third one is a twenty-seven year old Asian American. They all have three different situations and problems of their own. Lael Mathews know each ones background which makes it even harder to make a decision as to which one deserves and will best fit the position. Liz is the thirty four year old African American who is divorced, has one child, been in the company four years, has a high energy level, and graduated in the lower half of her college class. Roy is the fifty seven year old Caucasian who is married, has three children, been with the company twenty years, energy level is average to low, and graduated in the top half of his class. And lastly Quang is the twenty-seven year old Asian American who is single, no kids, been with the company three years, works sixty hours a week, and graduated top three percent of her class. Advantages and Disadvantages of each Candidate Liz only really has maybe two advantages and that would be that if she was chosen she would be the first African American female to manager at that level and she has a high energy level meaning she is willing to put forth the effort. Now her disadvantages would be her academic credentials, her job experience, and the fact that her child has had many medical issues that could cause her to be gone from work for long time periods. Roy has a few advantages that include he has been dedicated...
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...was lead to believe that Zeke Olds was going to be available to him throughout the project and that was not the case. He was led astray and betrayed by Ken Crosby, a new guy to M&M. Crosby knew if he made the case to Sands early, that he would get his way. The client was one that M&M was competing to get with two other big 5 accounting firms and since Crosby came from a Big 5 accounting firm, M&M was going to give him whatever he needed to complete the project. Crosby was recruited specifically to manage special projects and this qualified as such. Even though Olds was already slated to work on the Johnsonville audit, Sands was persuaded by Crosby to let Olds work on his team due to the expertise that was essential to the Springfield project. If I was Palmer I would have talked to management about how the process is being handled and offer up a suggestion so that no other project manager would be misled by another. Palmer should have stood firm with Crosby from the beginning and maybe there would not have been a major issue along the way. He waited too long to talk with Sands and it proved that Palmers passive way was his demise in dealing with Crosby and ultimately lost him Olds on his project. Discuss what Palmer could do, if anything, to avoid losing Olds. Once Olds started to do consulting work he realized that auditing was not as fun as consulting work. I do not believe Palmer could have anything to prevent losing Olds. Olds might have had good intentions...
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...team forms in an attempt to realize the advantages of both (Gray and Larson, 2008). In this case the firm, the employee Olds was spread across two projects with different aspects of outcome, potentially creating issues in Olds concentrating and being equally productive of both projects. As this was Palmer’s first project after being promoted he wanted the best on his project to make an impression. Having Olds on his team was a major plus. When the new Project Manager, Crosby, approached Palmer about utilizing Olds for his project he was skeptical about allowing Olds to work with Crosby as he knew there may be conflict. However, Palmer decided to be a team player and allow Olds to work with Crosby on his project. After the discussion with Sands, Palmer should have expressed his reluctance to allow Olds to work with Crosby as his project was suffering from the lack of participation from Olds due to the time restraints shared on Crosby’s project. He should have also expressed how Crosby could have been more considerate in his time share of Olds so that both projects were successful, after all as Crosby so adamantly expressed when he petitioned for Olds assistance on his project, “they worked or the same firm”. In addition, he should have expressed to Sands that he could not lose Olds as he was key element to the success of the project with the skills he warranted. 2. Discuss what Palmer could do, if anything, to avoid losing Olds. According to Gray and Larson, the individual...
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...situation between Palmer, Olds and Crosby is a difficult one to be placed in. At the end of the case, it was already decided that Olds would no longer be working for Palmer. At that point, it did not matter whether or not Palmer still needed him for auditing work or anything else for that matter. Regardless to whether or not he had any reservations about the decision, the fact remains that the decision was conclusive. The only recourse Palmer could truly have by the end of the case is to look at the situation as a learning curve. He had no way of knowing the outcome or repercussions behind sharing an employee within the same firm to perform two different tasks. He also had no way of knowing the emotional effects the decision would have on the employee’s family life. These factors played a major part in the employees behavior while causing some level of guilt to the supervisor. The proper response to Sands would be to voice the concerns surrounding the decision and implement a solution to avoid future situations like these. Any other response could cause conflict within the company if not expressed in the right context. 2. Losing Olds was a definite blow to Palmer’s team of accountants. However, one step that Palmer could have taken to avoid the situation is to never have agreed to the terms set forth by Crosby in the first place. He could have also opened up the lines of communication between all parties to decide if the splitting of shifts would work for Olds work life and home life...
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...Arguing Ethically and Thinking Logically “Hidden advantage and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies” (Gladwell, 2011, p.19). This is one way that Gladwell introduces us to the idea of the “Mathew Effect.” He argues that being among the best at something, is not a result of innate talent but rather it is having the good fortune of being in a skill-learning environment at the right time and in the right place. In some cases, the conducive environment is simply being the right age with the right resources available. When age and resources line up at the on-set of learning a skill, this initial advantage accumulates; it exponentially increases over time. The result of successive advantages leads to what is mistaken as natural ability....
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...Information Systems 5 Conclusion 8 References 9 Information Systems Proposal Introduction This plan will discuss opening a brick and mortar music store that will cater to both the old and young alike. This will require loan of $75,000. The city of Temecula has experienced a large growth in their population over the last several years that enjoy shopping the boutiques that Old Town Temecula has to offer. There are a numbers of visitors and local residents that enjoy purchasing movies, clothing items, antiques, gifts, and music. Old Town Temecula does not offer a record store that provides music that is fairly priced and a wide selection of records from the past for the everyday listener or the serious collector. I propose that Old Town Temecula Records can sell a vast selection of music products to those who are devoted to music and provide a relaxing environment where patrons may have the opportunity to listen to the music prior to making their purchase. Our Goal Our ultimate goal of Old Town Temecula Records would provide a good quality and variety of nostalgic music products, excellent customer service at fair and competitive prices. Having the availability of Information Systems would provide a competitive advantage and help Old Town Temecula Records generate a large profit by providing that personal attention and knowledgeable employees that customers appreciate. Types of Information Systems With the assistance of information systems...
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...situation was beyond my control as a result of Olds being assigned to a task that was very demanding of his time and him not being able to balance that with the expectations of the Johnsonville audit. I would confirm awareness of the importance of the Springfield consulting project to the company’s strategic objectives i.e. to grow its consulting services by 40 percent within 5 years however, I would suggest that for a venture as important as Springfield the team should be chosen carefully and a compromise worked out by management in the event staff must be shared. I would also bring to her attention that the Johnsonville audit was behind schedule as a result of the decision to assign Olds to Crosby’s project which resulted in him being consistently late due to the demands of the Springfield project. I would inform her of the times that was wasted when Olds should have been working on the Johnsonville audit and instead worked on Crosby’s assignment. I would recommend that Sands communicate with management to make them aware of the new developments so that the situation is not used against me for future promotions in the event I am not able to complete the audit within the projected time. Also I would try to negotiate a replacement to fill Olds spot so that we can deliver on the expected date or request that an extension be given based on the change of events. 2. Discuss what Palmer could do, if anything, to avoid losing Olds. Had Palmer been fully aware of the importance...
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...It is the important part in hospitality industry. “Standardization refers to the situation where uniformity is achieved either in outputs (products or services) and / or in the processes that produce such outputs.” (Taylor, 2000, p. 51) It is using the same ingredients, recipes, prices, and etc. In the setting of customer service, standardization is the processes making the organizations to focus their attention in provide a great customer service. It is satisfying the customer expectations and needs. The motivation for standardization comes from a number of sources. “These include the aspiration for reducing costs and improving reliability of systems. By promising that reliable and interoperable standard exists, it is possible to dodge being locked into specific vendor’s products and ensure healthy race to improve quality, reduce costs, and guarantee reliability of supply.” (Ratha and Govindaraju, 2008, p. 473) I am agree with the statement that standardization of hospitality services provides customers with consistent quality and ensure that staffs are able to deliver it. It is a great way to give excellent services to customer. Nowadays, standardization of hospitality services can be seeing everywhere, even all over the world. This is done to promise that the finished product made has consistent quality, and that any...
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...slide: What is their? Competetive advantage for AirAsia What is their competetive advantage? Load factor, cost per available seat mile, aircraft utilization, et cetera. 2-3 slides Sources of competetive advantage First mover advantage Being the first low cost carrier allows AA to capture a larger market share in South-East Asia which has 500 million people -> huge market. Fresh start, no “legacy” problems of older airlines, this allows them to build an optimal LCC-system from the ground up, they do not inherit old booking systems, unionized employees, old and fuel-consuming aircraft, high customer expectations, et cetera. This is a potential advantage, and it depended on the company leadership exploiting it -> which they did! The point is, they would not have gotten the same market share so quickly if they had established themselves in a saturated market such as north america or europe. Economies of scale through standardization and rationalization – “LCC advantages vs. Traditional airlines” Standardized aircraft fleet simplifies pilot training, maintenance, and facilitates quicker turnaround times and thus greater aircraft utilization. Also, no frills flights, direct sales, and the use of IT to maximize revenue (typical for LCCs) add to the bottom line. This is an advantage vis-a-vis traditional airlines more than an advantage vis-a-vis other LCCs. enthusiastic employees through incluse and open corporate culture. “LCC advantage vs. Other LCCs” LCCs can have...
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...Global Wine War 2009 : New World versus Old How were the French able to dominate the worldwide wine trade for centuries ? What sources of competitive advantage did they develop to support their exports ? France and the Mediterranean region is closely tied to the Wine History. It has started since the Roman Empire, and has been fully integrated to the European culture with the Christian era : Monasteries planted vines and built wineries. The nobility started also planting vineyards as a mark of prestige. In this early market, France has been dominant thanks to key advantages : 1. Factors Conditions : First, their geographic and climatic features played significant role. As France is in the middle of Europe culture with suitable climate and soil condition for harvesting grape, had accrued first-mover advantage and established its place as the dominant competitor in the global wine industry. 2. Demand Conditions : The Distribution and Marketing made the fame of French wine. The négociants traded wine between France and other countries and this worked as word-of-mouth effect, increasing the reputation and dominance of French wine. 3. Innovation. In the late 18th century, French producers had experienced a massive innovation in the market. Mass production of glass bottles, the use of cork stoppers and the development of pasteurization revolutionized the industry. Those innovation got the distribution and Marketing easier. These innovations increased the stability and longevity...
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