...Health Organization Case Study Name Professor Institution Course Date Introduction At the beginning of the nineties, the Soviet Union’s disintegration and its effect on Eastern European socialist countries produced a sudden shrinkage of Cuba’s economy. US sanctions were in that moment tightened, and a very significant economic crisis appeared in Cuba's socioeconomic infrastructure. All spheres of the society were affected, particularly those connected with energy supply. For instance, long daily hours of black out were common in the whole Cuban territory When the telemetric era was beginning its impressive development in most of the industrialized countries, those were the circumstances in a nation dealing with very limited material resources and a very low density of computers and telephone lines. Consequently, from the economical and material point of view, it was perhaps the less promising scenario to think in developing a complex technological project such as a nationwide knowledge network. However, Cuba had some remarkable features, especially: an efficient nationwide health system and a huge human potential. It became imperative to take advantage of them to deal with future demands of health information and solutions in collaborative environments. In this context, INFOMED, Cuba’s national online healthcare information network was founded in 1991. INFOMED leaders realized that the emergent communication technologies offered a golden opportunity...
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...communication between citizens and governments to better facilitate public services. Also, innovations in policies solve problems. Controversial policies such as Obamacare, shrinking cities strategies, and vacant housing programs are all popular topics in cities across the country. Here is where we see innovations and the various types of management approaches. “Let us be clear about our context”. The public sector refers to the coordination, production, and delivery of goods and services by publically owned and accountable organizations (Potts 2010). This defines economic output including education, health, social welfare, and the private sector. Increased access to specialized knowledge, information, and expertise, resulting from the network form of governance, represent both an advantage and an obstacle for innovation. As Thomson and Perry (2006: 26) indicate, the willingness to share information for the good of the partner is a distinguishing characteristic of networks.” Likewise, the idea generation stage is largely dependent on an atmosphere that encourages and facilitates the sharing of ideas. Innovation is a dynamic process through which problems and...
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...integrated global reality, more ruled by international corporations and organizations, and economic and ecological interdependencies, than national and political ideologies and issues. Fueled by global communication, technological networking, expanding transportation systems, economic exchange and competition, and the growth and spread of a global culture, globalization is seen both as a positive and as a negative trend. What are the main features of globalization, what are the future possibilities, and how will globalization have an effect upon your individual life? Outline “Nothing will be done anymore without the whole world meddling in it.” Paul Valéry The History of Globalization Positive Images of Globalization Imbalance, Diversity, and Conflict: The Problems of Globalization Global Tensions, Challenges, and Evolution for the Future Howard Bloom – The Deep History of Globalization – Reciprocity and Conquest Global Communication and Networking of Life Global Expansion of Humanity Emergence of Cities and Trade Routes Reciprocity and Conquest Robert Wright The Evolution of Win-Win Reciprocities in Human History The Expansion of Economic Interdependencies and Exchange The Expansion of Communication Networks Cumulative Evolution of Civilizations John Naisbitt Globalization and Individualism Increasing International Trade and Commerce Free Enterprise International Corporations Overturning National Economies Global Marketplace...
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...LUDHIANA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY 6 Month SYNOPSIS s Training Submitted to: - Submitted by:- Mr. R.K. Aggarwal Nikhil Sharma Head of Deptt. Electronics & Comm. Electronics & Comm. 8TH (B) 80102108050 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The beatitude, bliss & euphoria that accompany the successful completion of any task would be incomplete without the expression of the appreciation of simple virtues to the people who made it possible. So, reverence, veneration and honours. I acknowledge all those whose guidance and encouragement has made successful in winding up this synopsis. I owe a huge debt of thanks to a large number of people without whom none of this would have been possible. I am thankful to Dr. J.S. Sohal(Director), Dr. Pawan Kumar(Principal), Mr. R.K Aggarwal(Head of Department) for valuable suggestions and enthusiastic interest during the entire process. For my six months industrial training...
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...Virtual Management: A New Way to Manage Virtual Management: A New Way to Manage Technological innovation has been a driving force in the growth of e-business organizations. The e-organization growth has spawned new leadership methods and business processes aimed at maintaining competitiveness in a changing global economy. One business model attributed to the technical revolution is virtual models. This paper is intended to argue that traditional business management, methodology, and structures are failing to accommodate an ever-changing global environment, characterized by hyper-competitiveness, and the exponential increase of information systems design. The current virtual model is managed using out of date management theories, performance metrics, and technical innovations, thus creating a need to update the open systems thinking and organizational theory of the virtual model. As an open system, virtual environments are quickly becoming the new wave of business organizing. Open Systems Organizational Theory Jones (2010) defines organizational theory as “the study of how organizations function and how they affect and are affected by the environment in when they operate” (p.7). Organizational theory maintains a master relationship with organizational structure, organizational change and design, and organizational culture. Organizational structure is “the formal system of task and authority relationships that control how people coordinate their...
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...firm strategy", info, Vol. 10 Iss 4 pp. 3-12 Peter Curwen, (2014),"Can Nokia survive the jump into icy waters? Reprise", info, Vol. 16 Iss 2 pp. - http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ info-11-2013-0057 Mitch McCasland, (2005),"Mobile marketing to millennials", Young Consumers, Vol. 6 Iss 3 pp. 8-13 Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by 126269 [] For Authors If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.com Emerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services. Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER...
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...Desired? Long Term Objectives Generic & Grand Strategies Short Term Objectives Functional Tactics Policies Organizational Structure, Leadership and Culture Strategic Control and Innovation IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGY TOPIC: STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION WAMBUGU JOHN KAMAU STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVES, FUNCTIONAL TACTICS, REWARD SYSTEMS, AND EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT Introduction Strategy implementation is the manner in which an organization should develop, utilize, and amalgamate organizational structure, control systems, and culture to follow strategies that lead to competitive advantage and a better performance. Steps in Implementing the Firms Strategies Managers shift focus from strategy formulation to implementation successfully by doing the following right: * Identify short-term objectives: * Initiate specific functional tactics. * Outsourcing nonessential functions * Communicate policies that empower people in the organization. * Design effective rewards. How are Short-Term objectives used in Strategy Implementation? Short-term objectives are measurable outcomes achievable in one year or less. Short-term objectives provide much more specific guidance for what is to be done, a clear delineation of impending actions needed, which help translate vision into action. Short-term objectives are usually accompanied by action plans. Action plans enhance these objectives in three ways. * Specificity:...
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...Tata Motors with their Ace Based on EMPI-Indian Express Indian Innovation Award Wining Entry by Tata Motors Registered Office: Bombay House, 24, Homi Modi Street, Mumbai Abstract: Tata Motors, India's largest integrated automobile manufacturer today, designed the country's first indigenously developed mini-truck for both rural and urban use. The versatile, high performance and efficient mini-truck, ACE. Key words: Indigaeanous Development, Innovative Organsiation, Mini Trck, Rural Transport 1. Introduction Development of road infrastructure has led to an increase in the distribution of goods across the country, based on the hub and spoke model. The ACE is powered by a unique twin cylinder 16bhp IDI 700cc diesel engine and with its launch the Company introduces a new category in the commercial vehicle segment. Tata Motors recognized the growing trend as well as the need for a last mile distribution vehicle. Keeping that in mind they developed a pick-up vehicle designed to carry larger and heavier payloads in the sub-2 ton category. Simultaneously, anticipated an opportunity in the sub-1 ton payload segment Tata Motors has indigenously developed a reliable and cost effective 4-wheeler for this segment with a water-cooled, twin cylinder diesel engine, making the ACE among the few mini-trucks in the world to be powered by a diesel engine. The Ace is ideal for short, narrow village roads as well as long highway hauls; for small bulky loads as well as large heavy ones. The small...
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...Blackberry, IPhone and Android, a large range of users are able to access their email and the Internet from anywhere in the world. The use of the Internet for teaching and learning in education has increased exponentially in the last five years (Han & Hill 2006). With increased access to the Internet, the fast-paced market of emerging technologies, and increased globalization, today’s learners have an unlimited number of possibilities and routes they can take over their educational lives. With this ever-expanding world that we are currently living in, it is important to understand and provide learners with the essential tools and skills required in order to thrive. As the Internet has expanded, so have schools in regards to taking advantage of the availability of the Internet and it’s quick, easy access, as well as other emerging and upcoming technologies to adjust and complement their current teaching practices, thus better preparing students. As time has passed, not only have the technologies we used changed, so has the Internet we use through these technologies. The Internet began as a Defense Project for the Military (Brown 2002). Work continued in evolving it, with ARPANET being introduced in 1972, leading to the network we are more familiar with being developed in 1982, with its support of multiple networks and IP addresses (Leiner 2000). Since that time, the Internet has grown in its capability to support an increased number of users as well as the information it can...
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...Prepared for: Mr John Andre The unit: Organization and Behavior The Banking Academy Prepared by: Trần Minh Hằng – Helena Class: F05A-065 No of words: 2,759 Submission date: 21th November, 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 3 1.1 Compare and contrast different organizational structures and culture 4 1.1.1 Analyze organizational structures and culture: 4 1.1.2 Compare and contrast different organizational structures and culture: 4 1.2 Explain how the relationship between an organization’s structure and culture can impact on the performance of the business: 5 1.2.1 Describe the relationship between organizational structure and culture 5 1.2.2 Demonstrate this relationship affecting business performance 5 1.3 Discuss the factors which influence individual behavior at work 7 1.3.1 Identify factors which influence individual behavior at work of the two companies 7 1.3.2 Analyze effects of the factors to individual behavior at work of the two organizations 7 2.1 Compare the effectiveness of the different leadership styles in different organizations 8 2.1.1 Identify different leadership styles used by the two organizations 8 2.1.2 Discuss the effectiveness of the different leadership styles in different organizations 8 2.2 Explain how organizational theory underpins the practice of management 10 2.2.1 Analyze the organizational theory which an organization complies 10 2.2.2 Demonstrate how organization theory underpins the practice of management...
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...Components of a simple network: • NIC (Network Interface Card): to incorporate any laptop to an existing network. • NOS (Network Operating System): to share network resources & route communications on a LAN. • Hubs & switches help route traffic on a network to the right computing device. • Router: when 2 or more networks are connected to each other, it sends data transmissions to the correct device from the internet. Digital Networking Technologies: 3 types, 1. Client/server computing: servers connect to many clients. 2. Packet switching: method of delivering data across a local or a long distance connection, it packages data in units (packets) which identifies intended recipient. 3. TCP(Transmission Control Protocol)/IP(Internet Protocol): a set of protocols to get data from one network device to another. Signal is the transmission of data. Analog signals can be converted into digital signals by using a modem. Analog signals are replicas of sound waves that can be distorted with the noise and drop the quality of transmission. Digital signals have a faster rate of transmission. LAN (Local Area Network): the topology (place) of a LAN can vary greatly, - Star: if the host computer goes down the whole network goes down. - Bus: all computers in the network are linked with cables and treated equally. - Ring: no central host PC, if one PC goes down the rest can still process data & transactions. WAN (Wide Area Network) or MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) for broad geographic...
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...in another firm with the intent of making the acquired firm a subsidiary business within its portfolio. After acquisition, management of the acquired firm report s to the management of the acquiring firm * Takeover: a special type of acquisition when the target firm did not solicit the acquiring firm’s bid for outright ownership * Friendly acquisition: the management of the target firm wants the firm to be acquired * Unfriendly acquisition (hostile takeover): the management of the target firm does not want the firm to be acquired (direct negotiations with the firm’s owners; tender offer; bear hug) Explain the popularity of acquisition strategies in firms competing in the global economy * There are seven reasons why acquisitions in firms competing in the global economy work * Increased Market Power: * This is the primary reason for acquisition * If a firm achieves enough market power, it can become market leader * Example: AT&T acquisition with T-Mobile made them in the lead with market share in w-ireless service providers * Also, not only would their market share increase, but their customers would increase by 1/3 and all cell towers and wireless spectrum that t-mobile had would also turn to AT&T * Horizontal Acquisition: the acquisition of a company competition in the same industry as the acquiring firm. Increase a firm’s market power by exploiting cost-based and revenue-based synergies. ...
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...Factors KGW..……………………………………………………..7 Global Factors KGW ……………………………………………………………. 7 Sociocultural Factors KGW..……………………………………………………..7 Industry Environment KGW .……………………………………………………………. 8 Opportunities KGW..…………………………………………………………….. 8 Threats KGW..…………………………………………………………………… 9 Porter’s Five Forces KGW...………………………………………………………………9 Threats of New Entrants KGW …………………………………………………...9 Bargaining Power of Buyers KGW……………………………………………...10 Bargaining Power of Suppliers KGW……………………………………………10 Threat of Substitutes KGW………………………………………………………10 Internal Rivalry KGW……………………………………………………………11 Internal Analysis LM…………………………………………………………………………….11 Core Competencies and Competitive Advantages LM…………………………………..11 Sustainable Competitive Advantages LM……………………………………………… 13 Organizational Culture and Leadership LM …………………………………………….14 Strategic Alternatives KGW & LM ……………………………………………………………..20 Business Strategy LM …………………………………………………………………...20 Corporate Strategy KGW………………………………………………………………. 21 Global Strategy KGW………………………………………………………………….. 22 Recommendations KGW……………………………………………………………………….. 23 References ………………………………………………………………………………………24 Executive Summary LM McDonald’s is the biggest hamburger fast-food restaurant worldwide with more than 69 million customers served daily in 119 countries. It was founded in 1940 by Richard and Maurice McDonald and was reorganized as a hamburger stand in 1948. McDonald’s is a global corporation...
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...Globalization. The 21st century has widely been referred to as the “technology era”, largely due to changing trends in technology. New developments in agribusiness have emerged which have entirely transformed, not only the agricultural sector but the entire business environment. These include areas such as management and leadership, technology, changes in the environmental factors – ecological factors and the like. Traditionally management was viewed as an insignificant part of the organizational structure. Decision makers in the 21st century are more aware of the need to utilize resources more efficiently, both Human and non-human. In both cases there has been an improvement from the old to current. In management Managers had adopted a dictatorial rather autoritarian kind of leadership to achieve goals, mainly preferring a top down approach to work, resulting in high staff turnover and employee dissatisfaction. Decision making was less participatory. In the 21st century, the tall structure has been flattened so that bureaucracy is reduced. There is a more participatory approach to management where communication is both vertical and horizontal. Currently a number of organizations are adapting a bottom up approach while ensuring that decisions making is participatory. The human resource was viewed as a burden and an extra cost to the organization whereas today it is viewed as an investment for the purpose of achieving both individual and organizational goals. Traditionally...
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...of 2013 Concentration in Finance and Financial Institutions Corporate Development: Managing Acquisitions and Partnerships (A Management Perspective) Professor: Maurizio Zollo E-mail: maurizio.zollo@unibocconi.it Office: Via Roentgen, 1 - 4-A1-09 Phone: 02 5836 2525 Teaching assistant Emanuele Bettinazzi emanuele bettinazzi@phd.unibocconi.it Learning Objectives: Acquisitions and partnerships have become fundamental tools to manage corporate growth. No company today can afford to rely exclusively on organic development processes to fill its strategic gaps. However, realizing the expected value through external growth has proved to be far from obvious: value is being destroyed just as frequently (and copiously) as it is being created. In this course, we will discuss the factors leading to success and failure in corporate development processes, focusing on four different but interdependent set of questions: • When should acquisitions be preferred to partnerships (or vice versa) in the implementation of a given strategy? • How should the value potential and the risks connected to a given development opportunity be assessed? • How can the potential be translated into actual value creation through appropriate design and execution choices in the post-transaction phase? • What are the barriers to learning how to manage corporate development processes and how to remove them to ensure a rapid development of the required capabilities? The course is designed to cater directly for...
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