...experience in this generation, some of these strategies include being tech-savvy, family-centric, achievement oriented, team oriented, attention craving. It is also extremely important to involve social networks as much as possible. As an individual of Generation Y, I can attest to the fact that we grew up with technology and rely on it to perform our jobs better. With BlackBerrys, iPhones, Androids, laptops, video games, and so much more, we are occupied by technology for the majority of our lives. We also prefer to communicate through e-mail and text messaging, rather than face to face contact. In addition, most of us would much rather learn via webinars and online technology as opposed to traditional lecture-based classes and presentations. As a leader of this generation, I can affect others by steering them away from this mindset, and back to the way things used to be. The fast-track lifestyle of Generation Y has lost much appeal for family-oriented lifestyles. We as a generation are more willing to trade technology and other things in for traditional family time. Older generations view these actions as lacking commitment, but we view them as having a different vision of workplace and technological expectations. We also tend to prioritize work over family. To start a movement away from these types of behavior, I can use my leadership qualities to encourage others to become more family-centric. On a more optimistic note, this generation is highly achievement-oriented. We are...
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...Mrinalini mahidhar Phil 1102 sec 01 Chapter 8 8.1 Eco centric ethics was systematically presented first by Aldo Leopold in his collection of essays a sand county almanac in his essay titled the land of ethics. The author says that this chapter of the book by Aldo focuses on land ethics as the best example of eco centric ethics Leopold was the one who changed the thinking about the predators in his early research he was In agreement about the Pinchot idea that all natural resources are commodities and this is one of the reasons why he wrote a book called game management which had the ways of increasing our harvest by natural resources. According to him the biggest threat to higher productivity was predators and they needed to be controlled and his view all the hunter gamers and conservationist should come together and try to stop this. After years of experience Leopold understood that the conservationist approach had problems and he jotted it down to two main concerns, first it doesn’t understand the interconnectedness of nature we cannot manipulate one part of nature and the expect the other to be same. Secondly it sees earth as dead whereas ecology views everything on this earth as living. He talks about how Leopold recognized that we need to look at a broader perspective and think like a mountain so that nature can be saved. 8.2 According to Leopold’s land ethics all land should be treated ethically we as humans have some obligation to it and should be viewed as a...
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...What is Human Dignity? By Mette Lebech, Faculty of Philosophy, National University of Ireland, Maynooth The English expression ‘human dignity’ consists of the predicate ‘human’ and the noun ‘dignity’. The adjective qualifies the noun, thus determining the kind of dignity in question as the human kind. The adjective has a similar function in the expression ‘human being’: Here it qualifies the noun ‘being’, to determine the kind of being in question as a being of the human kind. ‘Human’ is etymologically related to the Latin for earth, humus, so that ‘human’ means what is ‘earthly’ (as an adjective), or an ‘earthling’ (as a substantive). Generally speaking it means what is proper to the kind that ‘we’ are, or to the species of rational animals, referring in particular to their kindness (humanity) and their fallibility (‘all too human’). ‘Dignity’ comes from the Latin noun decus, meaning ornament, distinction, honour, glory. Decet is the verbal form (which is impersonal), and is related to the Greek δοκειν − to seem or to show. The Latin participle form decens, -tis, has survived in the English language in the adjective ‘decent’. But dignity means, generally speaking, the standing of one entitled to respect, i.e. his or her status, and it refers to that which in a being (in particular a personal being) induces or ought to induce such respect: its excellence or incomparability of value. Paradoxically, dignitas translated the Greek αχιομα, when Latin was adapted so as to deal with...
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...generation strategies Amalesh Sharma is a Teaching Associate based at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India. Introduction The purpose of the old module of marketing was to dictate a message to the mass market. With changes in time, requirements, technology and expectations of the customers, the field of marketing itself has experienced significant changes. It is noteworthy to mention that marketing dynamics shifted from ‘‘farm centric’’ to ‘‘consumer centric’’ perspectives. With evolution in the market dynamics, it is becoming a difficult issue to choose the correct channel to reach the consumer within a specific target group. The ‘‘dotcom era’’ in the history of marketing will probably be remembered exclusively for its contribution towards innovation based marketing. The development of internet technology has impacted us by changing our behavior, decision making process, relation with one another and the way of doing business. The internet has decreased the distance between places, crossing geographical borders and allowing us to build and bring all the necessary things we require, and discarding all the old communication techniques. Highly intense information based market is forcing marketers to look at the world with new perspectives at the new opportunities. Diverse culture, social restrictions are no longer able to hinder the information flow. At this transitional phase as the world is moving towards ‘‘super globalization’’, it is better to be ready to market our...
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...BOOK REVIEW: TALENT - MAKING PEOPLE YOUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE BEVERLY R. STUMP WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY March 9, 2014 Abstract Edward E. Lawler is passionate about talent and makes this the corner stone of his book, Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage. Creating a Human Capital-centric organization can be achieved only if there is sufficient talent and if the right structures, systems, processes, and management practices are in place to develop and retain that talent while attracting whatever other talent may be needed as the organization changes. Lawler brings forth a structure to build an organization with solid talent and guidance to prepare any Human Resource executive to sit at the executive table and be a strategic partner within the organization. Walk the Walk and Talk the Talk In this book, Edward Lawler provides an understanding of how to gain and sustain a competitive advantage by recruiting, hiring, and retaining compatible talent with the right structures, systems, process, and practices in one place. Lawler believes that “fewer and fewer companies can be successful by practicing an old-school bureaucratic (structure-centric) approach to management”, an approach I agree with. He is urging companies to “walk the walk and talk the talk” encouraging companies to stay away from clichés and trends. Lawler further argues that competitive advantages do not come from offering the lowest price, the newest technology, or an expensive product...
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...Affiliation Course Date Resources (i) Tangible resources Best Buy is one of the world largest multi-channel consumer electronics retailer in the world with several stores in Mexico, US, UK, Canada and China .Tangible resources are very important to Best Buy. For example, they have right number of stores each with up to date furnishings. It’s technology oriented with consumer electronics as of one the major key resource of the company. The stores have a long supply chain of electronic devices and dominate the brick and mortar online market. TVs and Audio, Cars and GPS, Camera and camcorders, Computers, Video games and gadgets, office electronics and home appliances are some of the products of found in the outlets of Best Buy Company. The outlets also have Geek Squad capabilities to provide installation services and product repairs (Charles et al, 2012). (ii) Human resources One of the key non tangible assets of the company is the human resource. Over the past few years the company has transformed itself into a more customer centric company with more than 140,000 employees who engage with close to 1.6 billion customers in their stores, online or via mobile. Their strong brand presence has established through their knowledgeable staff, which in turn has developed to from the well-established corporate culture. In order to...
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...Unites States-Centric Views Comparison Mark D. Pacheco Axia College University of Phoenix Unites States-Centric Views Comparison The table comparisons show distinctive characteristics synonymous with the categories of descriptors identified for both individuals listed as Christian Americans and or Muslim Arab Americans. It is uniquely and formally identical in some categories as well as substantially different in other categories, yet still; some characteristics are open for discussion as to their identification to both parties involved. Based on results of independent surveys taken which was not scientific, substantiated or verified by any governmental agency of the United States, or Christian or Muslim Arab American groups or societies. The results are taken from ordinary American citizens not associated with either group of individuals, nor affiliated in any religious capacity, nationality, race, color, or ethnic background as identified as Christian American and Muslim Arab American. In this survey, one could say this is wholly independent and un-biased in the results given. Popular to contrary belief, most Americans give their opinions on subjects based on a few characteristics enveloped primarily with their up-bringing, moral and ethical values instilled in early childhood, their personal belief in governmental policy and societal values. As young children, teenagers, and young adults of parents and communities across this nation, individuals may...
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...Elmira Pet Products is the second largest private label pet food manufacturing organization in Canada located in Elmira, Ontario. Elmira pet products with over 35 years manufacturing experience, carries a mission statement of “Connecting Innovation, Quality and Value with Pet Food”. EPP has a great focus on innovation, knowledge creation and knowledge sharing Knowledge Management at Elmira Pet Products The organization view at EPP is more resource based than knowledge based. Most of the organizational learning is carried out individually. On this section we are going to walk through existing knowledge management system at Elmira Pet Products especially procurement division and analyze the flow, weaknesses and strengthens. * Knowledge Components PEOPLE: as expected, People are the main focus of organization on KMS. Part of the reason is because people are the knowledge carriers and knowledge is meaningless without knowers and would downplay data or information roles if gets a part from members. Another part of individual dependency of knowledge in our organization is because of technological gap and long term commitment of staff. Seniority is an advantage a lot of time and a boundary to changes some other times. PROCESS: all processes among knowledge creation, collection, storage and distribution are conducted through human interaction, procedures and communication tools TECHNOLOGY: technology is an unavoidable component of business life. As a tool and resource is used...
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...Management 31.03.2014 Executive Summary Tower Watson, an investment consultant company, has for main objective toward its pension clients to increase their return as high as possible while keeping as low as possible the risk taken by their investments. We are asked to analyze the pertinence for TW to recommend to its clients the Research Affiliate Financial Index (RAFI) strategy over traditional indexing and over a more actively managed strategy. The RAFI is presented to Tower Watson as a new efficient B2B tool to invest, to help investment advisory firms to better establish their strategy. Indeed this index is based on fundamental criteria instead of market capitalization criteria (and thus it has an economic-centric view instead of a market-centric view). It has been proved through studies that portfolio weights decided by fundamentals are more reliable than by price. This interesting strategy, halfway between active and passive, has shown some significant higher returns over the past years, a fact that many pension funds have already noticed since the trend today for these funds is to invest more and more in passively traded funds. Even if such strategies seem to increase the investment exposure to market fluctuation they can still be considered as “smart-beta” strategies. In the end we will have understood that TW should follow that investment tendency and purchase RAFI’s license to offer a better performing investment strategy to its pension clients, keeping in mind...
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...FLORIAN VIDALINC ISM/ ISEG SUP5 2F MBA Program PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS ASSESSMENT Due to the 4 November, 2010. CONTENTS LIST Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 1. What would it take amd to see a significant increase in its market share processors used in corporate desktops and notebooks? how can the success of opteron in the server segment be leveraged to other segments? 5 2.What do you make of amd’s “power campaign”? Is the value proposition it highlights compelling to end users? 6 3. How concerned should amd be about intel’s imminent new product plan? will they hamper amd’s growth plans? 7 4. WILL AMD’S CUSTOMER CENTRIC APPROACH BE A SOURCE OF ADVANTAGE OVER INTEL? 8 5. WILL IT YIELD COMMERCIALLY VIABLE INNOVATIONS THAT ARE DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT THAN THOSE INTEL WILL DEVELOP? 10 Conclusion 11 LIST OF REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 12 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For years, AMD held the place of a distant follower of the large microprocessor market leader, Intel. Up to there, the competitor Intel hold a “push” strategy by creating consumer needs thanks to technological innovations. Those were linked with strong marketing campaign in order to facilitate a quicker adoption process of their new product line. However, in 2003, AMD change its traditional strategy to use a widely different one by switching into a blue ocean strategy. Indeed, AMD has changed course to become a “starter” firm. AMD has decided to launch at first its own brand...
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...Study |5 | |3 |Answers |6 | |4 |Bibliography |10 | Introduction: The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower is a five-star hotel located in the Colaba region of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, next to the Gateway of India. Part of the Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces, this building is considered the flagship property of the grand contains 565 rooms. From a historical and architectural point of view, The Taj Mahal Palace and the Tower are two distinct buildings, built at different times and in different architectural designs. The hotel has hosted notable guests such as The Beatles, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Bill Clinton, Jacques Chirac, The King & Queen of Norway, The Duke & Duchess of Kent, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales,Roger Moore, Joan Collins, Mick Jagger, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Deep Purple, Michael Palin, Hillary Clinton,Michelle, Barack Obama & Oprah Winfrey as well as professional cricket teams on tour. On 26 November 2008, in a series of terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the hotel (as well as the Oberoi) was attacked, during which material damage occurred including the...
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...Journal of International Business Studies (2009) 40, 1432–1454 & 2009 Academy of International Business All rights reserved 0047-2506 www.jibs.net Down with MNE-centric theories! Market entry and expansion as the bundling of MNE and local assets Jean-Francois Hennart ¸ CentER and Department of Organization and Strategy, Tilburg University, The Netherlands Correspondence: J-F Hennart, Professor of International Management, CentER and Department of Organization and Strategy, Tilburg University, PO Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands. Tel: þ 31 13 466 2315; Fax: þ 31 13 466 8354; E-mail: j.f.hennart@uvt.nl Abstract Both Anderson and Gatignon and the Uppsala internationalization model see the initial mode of foreign market entry and subsequent modes of operation as unilaterally determined by multinational enterprises (MNEs) arbitraging control and risk and increasing their commitment as they gain experience in the target market. OLI and internalization models do recognize that foreign market entry requires the bundling of MNE and complementary local assets, which they call location or country-specific advantages, but implicitly assume that those assets are freely accessible to MNEs. In contrast to both of these MNE-centric views, I explicitly consider the transactional characteristics of complementary local assets and model foreign market entry as the optimal assignment of equity between their owners and MNEs. By looking at the relative...
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...how do we make it relevant to consumers?) or competition centricity (how can we make our product look and feel better than the competition? ). While there is a focus on the customer’s view in such discussions, everything starts either from inside (our product) or from the world immediately outside us (other products). The customer exists only for us to make the sale to. Most customer researches also reflect the same bias. The research either explores the relevance of our product in customers’ lives or explores how our product (and its communication) is being perceived vis-a-vis competition. So, how much of business thinking is truly customer-centric? The Japanese school of TQM (Total Quality Management) ensures that every product that comes off a production line is defect-free. This reflects the Japanese penchant for “perfection in everything”. It helps increase production efficiency and ensures nothing needs to be reworked. It helps the customer get high-quality, reliable products. But was TQM an outcome of customer centricity or a by-product of cultural attitude and production excellence coming together? Many brands, especially in the fast-moving consumer goods category, have offered product in different pack sizes and forms to enable the consumer to buy more of it. Is this customer-centric thinking or still inside-out thinking, that is, business generation thinking? How can we get more revenue from the customer by making the product more accessible, convenient for her to...
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...software (with a focus on the latter), and offers infrastructure services, hosting services, and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to cloud computing. W-CONNECT Inc., has been well known through most of its recent history as one of the world's largest computer companies and systems integrators. With over 433,362 in (2012) employees worldwide, it is one of the largest and most profitable information technology employers in the world today. Since 1992, W-CONNECT Inc. faced a fierce competition. After rethinking our business model, we recognized we need to change the current strategy to pursue the lower sales and services costs. Therefore, we have decided to use the strategic outsourcing approach. This action can help us to focus to become the best solution provider and advance technology. Hence, the outsourcing of call center is a good method to provide the best of quality and cost-efficiency for customers. Also, we found they are not the...
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...ENHANCING STUDENT EMPLOYABILITY: Higher Education and Workforce Development Ninth Quality in Higher Education International Seminar in collaboration with ESECT and The Independent. Birmingham 27th-28th January 2005 The Competencies for Next Generation Employability Eamonn McQuade, Deirdre Hogan, John O’Donoghue, Theresa Maguire, Eamonn Murphy. Programme for the University Industry Interface, University of Limerick Conference Theme 3: Working with employers Abstract It is generally accepted that employees will need to broaden their knowledge, skills and competencies through a lifetime of learning if they are to remain employable, and if enterprises are to maintain their competitiveness in a knowledge-based global economy. However, identifying and developing skills and competencies for next generation employability in Ireland is a challenging task. The Programme for University Industry Interface (PUII) is an action research project, established in 2003, to determine the skills and competencies required by Irish Industry and to develop learning models that will facilitate their delivery. This paper presents the outcomes of an action research methodology based on a Community of Practice model (COP), which addressed the issues surrounding competencies for next generation employability. It proposes a competency framework which integrates the four key categories of skills: Business, Technical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and presents a set of recommendations...
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