...Indigenous Policy Journal Vol. XX, No. 3 (Fall 2009) Book Review Essay Reviewed texts: The Politics of Minor Concerns: American Indian Policy and Congressional Dynamics, by Charles Turner. University Press of America, 2005. Taking Charge: Native American Self-Determination and Federal Indian Policy, 1975-1993. George Pierre Castile. University of Arizona Press, 2006. Why has there been so little social science research trying to explain recent changes in Federal Indian policy, particularly given the dramatic shifts of the last 40 years? Since 1970 the previous policy of termination gave way to an evolving selfdetermination policy, a dramatically expanded role for tribal governments, and the emergence of large scale Indian gaming. Even with these striking changes - and the expansion of Indian affairs as a policy area – there have been only a handful of social science analyses of the Indian policy domain (most notably Gross 1989). Much recent scholarship in the area has been primarily descriptive or interpretive (Castile 1992, Bee 1992), with research commonly driven by area expertise rather than guided by policy related theory. In his nuanced and theoretically-driven account, Charles Turner argues that Indian policy, like many other areas, is a "minor concern" to both policymakers and policy analysts. As such, Indian policy often doesn't fit the conditions or provide the variables featured by main theoretical approaches to explaining policy outcomes more generally. Unlike...
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...MAC 600 Business Management and Governance 3rd Trimester – AY 2013-2014 CASE ANALYSIS Hewlett-Packard Under Carly Fiorina and After Her Submitted by: Chris L. Espina Date of Submission: May 17, 2014 I. Perspective held by the Students This case talks about the management and leadership of Carly Fiorina, the chosen CEO of HP after her long years with AT&T and Lucent Technologies. She was known to be a woman of “silver tongue and iron will”. She dropped out of law school and pursued for Business Administration and Marketing Career and found herself successful in the field of sales and marketing, thus paving her way to be a top choice for the chief executive position of Hewlett-Packard. The perspective taken in this analysis was on Carly Fiorina. It is then to be assessed, her actions and decisions made for the company and how did it affect in the entity’s performance. Recognition of elements and factors were done regarding on the negative effects of the actions she took for HP, that made her lose her credibility in the company and resulted to her resignation from the position she was handling. II. Case Facts Hewlett-Packard is known to be the second largest computer maker in the world. In 1999, the company hired Carly Fiorina to be its Chief Executive Officer, who is the first outsider who ever filled a top position in the company for the past 60 years. She was a student of philosophy, medieval history and marketing. With her skills in sales...
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...Davis Anderson Sociology 3337 Prof. Korinek October 23, 2012 Group 7 Analysis of: Revisiting the Glass Escalator: The Case of Gender Segregation in a Female Dominated Occupation This critical examination and study, done by Karrie Ann Snyder and Adam Isaiah Green, dives into the data of a predominately women’s job, nursing, to find out if men really have a “glass escalator” when it comes to advancing up to top positions and dissects the notion of horizontal segregation. The glass escalator theory is one that assumes males in female dominated professions are pushed up the ladder to administrative and supervisory positions much easier and faster than women. Throughout the article, they explain the methods used to gather the data, both quantitative and qualitative and provide a plethora of information such as level of education, employment setting, number of years worked, personal interviews etc. They also break down the data and refute claims that although widely believed, may be false. It is somewhat ironic that the topic of this week’s thought-piece paper is on the sexual segregation of nursing. Just about a week ago I was sitting in the orthodontists office and I looked over at the staff photos on the wall. Dr. Pobanz was in the middle with about 10 ladies on each side of him. That made me go back and think, and I came to the realization that I have never seen a male besides the doctor working in a dentist or orthodontist office. Although it is not exactly a nursing...
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...Workshop Two, Case Study Analysis In review and analysis of the Case Study, Decision Making at the Top: The All Star Sports Catalog Division, (Hellings, 2007) the decision making process could use some improvement. Environment, precedent, personalities, subject matter and leadership styles have both an overall and a situational impact on the decision making process. Stephen Robbins in the 2005 edition of Essentials of Organizational Behavior lays out a six-step rational decision making model which he proclaims to be ideal. Robbins model is as follows: 1. Define the problem; 2. Identify decision criteria; 3. Weight the criteria; 4. Generate alternatives; 5. Rate each alternative on each criterion; and 6. Compute the optimal decision. (Robbins, 2005) In my opinion this model and theory that he proclaims ideal may be valid. My experience is that in real-life, in business, these steps are not always practical and possible. This model assumes each person is available and comfortable to speak freely and has the opportunity to do so, when it comes to the generation of alternatives. The decision making process at All Star Sports as described is heavily embedded in analytical analysis. This model is very good for decisions with financial impact. There are some decisions however, that are not number-based. Ironically, an example is a decision about ‘are we using a good decision making process’. The amount of people at the table is a weakness of their process. Extroverts...
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...reshaping of jobs. *Rise in competition: shorter product life-cycles and more demanding customers * Globalisation of markets: organisations now need to think global, yet act local * Rapid pace of change: change is now a constant feature of organisational life * Rising stress levels: The World Health Organisation predicts that depression will be the Second highest cause of death in the next 10 years (stress is a mild form of depression) *Emergence of the self-managed career: no more jobs for life. * Recognition of the need to maximise individual performance: not just know how and the ability to do, but know how you feel about what you know and do. * Research evidence: IQ + EQ = Success. WHY BOTHER TO DEVELOP YOUR Ei? *Analysis of 300+ top executives showed certain Ei competencies (influence, team leadership, organisational awareness, self-confidence) distinguished star performers *Of the...
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... * Stress in biological terms * What is stress? * Coping with stress at work place. * Reducing of stress. After the theoretical part I have include the research part. My research work include two questionnaires * Burn out test * Stress analysis questionnaire My research includes the research methodology which contains the information as follows: * Research objectives * Sampling(types and methods of sampling) * Research instrument * Time consideration * Limitation of survey * Advantages and dis advantages of written questionnaire * Finding INDEX Conceptual Framework 1.Introduction 1.1. Introduction to stress 1.2.what is stress? 1.3.Types of stress 1.4.Coping with stress at workplace 1.5. Stress Management 1.6.Workplace stress 1.7. Reduce your stress 2.Research Methodology 2.1Research objective 2.2Sampling 2.3Research instrument 2.4Data analysis and interpretation 2.5.Causes of stress 2.6.youngstres opinion about how to reduce stress 2.7.Research flowchart 2.8.Time consideration 2.9.Limitation of the survey 2.9.1. Advantages of Written Questionnaires 2.9.2Disadvantages of Written Questionnaires 3.Conclusion 4.Biblography 1. Introduction 2.1. Introduction to stress:- A lot of research has been conducted into stress over the last hundred years. Some of the theories behind it are now settled and accepted; others are still being researched and debated...
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...well you communicate with someone and how well you behave or carry yourself a) Communication Skills b) Negotiation, Perception and Adaptability c) Conflict Management & Resolution d) Persuasion Skills e) Team Building f) Affirmation Skills g) Self-Awareness 2) Communication Skills Every individual needs to be well equipped with the tools to communicate effectively, whether it is on the personal front, or at work. In fact, according to the management gurus, being a good communicator is half the battle won. After all, if one speaks and listens well, then there is little or no scope for misunderstanding. Thus, keeping this fact in mind, the primary reasons for misunderstanding is due to inability to speak well, or listen effectively. Communication skills are the set of skills that enables a person to convey information so that it is received and understood. Communication skills refer to the repertoire of behaviors that serve to convey information for the individual. a) Written Communication b) Verbal Communication c) Electronic Communication d) Listening Skills e) Presentation Skills f) Facilitation Skills for Groups or Meetings g) Tact and Diplomacy h) Selling Style and Persuasion Skills i) Body Language and Nonverbal Messages 3) Technical Expertise The technical expertise...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Colgate Palmolive Company once is a minor candle and soap processor but the company have grown to a powerful consumer products on earth due the aggressive acquisition of other firms. William Colgate, a 23 years old English who has migrated to America in the year of 1806 was the founder of the company and so at last has joined with Francis Smith to form the company and renamed it as Smith and Colgate. At last, they have combined with the Palmolive company and so now has renamed the company to Colgate Palmolive Company till now. The product line of Colgate Palmolive Company is oral care. Moreover, Colgate also has ranked as the India’s No 1 most trusted brand across the categories for four consecutive years from 2003 to 2007. Colgate has been positioned in the customer’s mind which they are the number one brand that recommended by dentist and hygeniest. We also have use market segmentation to segment our consumers such as targeting them at demographic variables age and also benefit segmentation. We have divided our consumers into two age range which is the kids ages below 12 years old and also the teenagers, adults and senior citizens who ages more than 13 years old. Kids will not concern about the function compared to the adults did and so Colgate has come out with various type of toothpaste with various type of flavour of fruits due to the sweetness that will be more preferred by the children compared to the “spicy” tastes in adult’s toothpaste. Besides that...
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...An assignment on Business Strategy Submitted: Name: ID: Submitted To: Date of Submission Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Task 1 3 1.1 EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF STRATEGY, MISSION, VISIONS, OBJECTIVE, GOALS AND CORE COMPETENCIES OF AUTOGLASS 3 1.2 Review the vital issues involved in Strategic planning in Autoglass 4 1.3 Explain minimum three planning technique for Autoglass 7 Task 2 9 2.1 Produce an organizational Audit for Autoglass 9 2.2 Carry out an environmental audit for Autoglass using at least two approaches 10 2.3 Explain the significance of stakeholders’ analysis in relation to Autoglass 13 Task 3 15 3.1Analyze possible alternatives strategies relating to substantive growth, limited growth and retrenchment 15 3.2 Select an appropriate future strategy for Autoglass 18 Task 4 20 4.1 Compare the roles and responsibilities for strategy implementation of Autoglass 20 4.2 Evaluate resource requirements to implement a new strategy for Autoglass 21 4.3 Discuss targets and timescales for achievement for Autoglass to monitor a given strategy 21 Conclusion 22 References 23 Executive Summary Autoglass has been able to emerge itself as a reliable source of repairing centre of windscreen as it ensures the most effective and long lasting repairing service for its customers. Performing several result. It shows that Autoglass is happily providing services 92% of the customers. At the very beginning when they have started to operate...
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...Executive Summary Chateau de Margaux is one of the world’s most renowned premium wine brands for many decades. Their wine offerings include only the first-growth and the second-growth wines. The company been profitable and is considered a very highly reputable and successful premium wine brand from the region of Bordeaux, France. Being successful and profitable often bring up questions like, how can the company do better? With the increasing demand for wine around the world and the increase of number in new wine producers around the world with exceptional potential, could the Chateau de Margaux still be competitive in the future? What are the possible ways for this company to expand and what are the pros and cons of each? In this research paper, we examine the situation of this company, the wine market international viewpoint, and the domestic influence of the wine industry and tradition in Bordeaux. With all the information and data that we researched and analyzed, we were able to locate the problems of the company. In turn, we came up with objectives for the company to fulfill in order to solve all of the problems that arises and to increase profit, increase their skills of today’s new world marketing, increase their knowledge of the consumers and the market, and capture new market opportunities. We come up with a new business model to expand the Chateau de Margaux Company and to help this company fulfill these objectives. The new business model is called the international...
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...APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY AS AN ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL by Charles F. Martinetz, PhD Appreciative inquiry can get you much better results than seeking out and solving problems. That’s an interesting concept for me—and I image for most of you—because telephone companies are among the best problem solvers in the world. We trouble shoot everything. We concentrate enormous resources on correcting problems that have relatively minor impact on our overall service performance. When used continually and over a long period of time, this approach can lead to a negative culture. If you combine a negative culture with all the challenges we face today, it could be easy to convince ourselves that we have too many problems to overcome and to slip into a paralyzing sense of hopelessness. And yet if we flip the coin, we have so much to be excited about. We are in the most dynamic and the most influential business of our times. We ought to be excited, motivated, and energized. We can be if we turn ourselves around and start looking at our jobs and ourselves differently. If we kill negative selftalk and celebrate our successes. If we dissect what we do right and apply the lessons to what we do wrong, we can solve our problems and re-energize the organization at the same time. In the long run what is likely to be more useful? Demoralizing a successful workforce by concentrating on their failures or helping them over their last few hurdles by building a bridge with their successes? Don’t get...
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...Malaysian Literature 10 December 2015 Exile in Robert Raymer’s ‘Mat Salleh’ and Wong Ming Yook’s ‘A Beautiful Lady and the Fish’ Homi K. Bhabha in his book, The Location of Culture said that “…the question of identification is never the affirmation of a pre given identity, never a self-fulfilling prophecy - it is always the production of an image of identity and the transformation of the subject in assuming that image.” (Bhabha) When the British colonized Malaysia, local Malaysians were known as the ‘Others’ while the British were identified as the “Self”. This is seen during the colonial era within Malaysia. However as time passed, during the post-colonial era, the identity of Malaysia seemed to be the issue that readers and writers tried to identify. In the postmodern era of Malaysia, creating or reinventing individual identity in a nation or in a cultural group becomes more crucial in building stability in identifying oneself. Therefore the issue of exile will be addressed in accordance to Robert Raymer’s Mat Salleh and Wong Ming Yook’s The Beautiful Lady and the Fish. In Rehman Rashid’s ‘A Malaysian Journey’ gives us a vivid description of a Malaysian who feels out casted in his homeland, his community, and his people. Through the analysis of the two short stories mentioned above, the issue of ‘exile’ would be seen in the light of exile from a family, culture and from a nation. Through that, similarities and differences will be drawn and identified. Robert Raymer is an American...
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...can not only enhance our company exposure tremendously but through the benefits of social media and online advertising, we as a company, can grow to even newer heights. All of our advertising will remain legal, honest, decent, and that which will respect the cultural differences and all ethical issues respectfully. SCOPE OF STUDY The purpose of this report is to determine whether online advertising could increase our company’s exposure on a broader scale but prove that the return on our investment will benefit our company in the long run. Through our extensive Internet Market Analysis we review the following: • Behavioral Targeting • Consumer Protection • Cost Structure • Brand Recognition REPORT FORMAT This report contains three main sections: 1. Building a Company Website 2. Legal Boundaries of Online Advertising 3. Benefits of Online Advertising and Social Media INTERNET MARKETING ANALYSIS A website will not only give our company credibility but it can help to give an impression that our company is larger and more successful than it may actually be. While establishing an online identity, there are extensive laws to protect us and most importantly, our customers. The FTC or known as the Federal Trade Commission, oversees and regulates advertising, marketing, and trade practices throughout the United States. These laws can...
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...in his company, he stated that each year Google receives 3 millions job applies and that they hire only 7000 out of the 3 millions. Everybody wants to work for Google, the video posted on internet on the work conditions there make us all dream, but why ? In this part we are going to analyze that corporate culture of Google envies by all. Let us first talk about the first aspects of this culture, which shows up in the text through the eyes of Mister Schmitt who discovered that each Friday the co founders Larry and Sergey would organize meetings to share the company progress with all the employees and that on some occasion they would share detailed financial analysis with them. This shows a spirit of transparency and a need of sharing all details giving to all employees enough data to see how they would make this progression even bigger. Most companies don’t do that or at least they stop at a certain hierarchal level, showing those kind of progress to only top managers and the board. This was not the case of Google since the very beginning, it became in the early stages of the company part of it culture, so much that Schmitt could not do anything about it. This founders action leaded to the organization of small meeting within the employees discussing issues between them always based on relevant data, creating a “flatter networked” structure, allowing a real communication between employees benefiting from each other analysis and choosing a discussion winner among the best data provided...
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...Program : Part time MBA Course : DMS Module : Managing and Leading Strategically (MLS) Cohort : G2 Name : Jacqueline Joseph & David Kadzirange Lecturer : Mr. Kayekera Word Count : 3877 Due Date : 19th November 2012 AFFIRMATION OF OWN WORK Both, Jacqueline Joseph and David Kadzirange affirm that:- The submission of this assignment on Managing and Leading Strategically module is the result of our own work. Primary and secondary sources of information and any contributions to this work by third parties other than the tutor’s have been fully and properly attributed. Should this declaration prove to be untrue, We recognise the right and the duty of the Board of Examiners to take appropriate action in line with the University of Gloucestershire regulations upon assessment. Signed....................................................... On the ..................day of........................... 2012 Executive Summary The following report is an analysis of the contribution that Jim Collins has made to the literature and field of leadership. It has been written by the two authors in response to assignment requirements for the Managing and Leading Strategically module which is a partial fulfilment for a Masters in Business Administration degree with the University of Gloucestershire. Olivine Industries is a wholly owned Zimbabwean company, that is a key...
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