...Three Pillars Essay Shacola Columbus Grand Canyon University: UNV 504 Innovation and Entrepreneurship December 24, 2014 The college of business has three very distinctive pillars that help the college of business move a positive direction. The three pillars are servant leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, and innovation these are pillars that the college base there learning on. While looking at all three pillars you can see how they all play a role with each other. The first pillar were actually go in depth into is servant leader. Servant leader is finding out what the people needs and putting them first. Servant leaders help others and also meet their environment need that’s located around them. A servant led environment wants individuals to include their ideas and how they feel. In the article Leadership Excellence by Barrett, Colleen explains how to treat people and shows the power of a servant led organization. Colleen looks at the most important priorities in customer service, is to follow the golden rule. She encourages people to follow the golden rule treat people like they would want to be treated, and then everything else will fall into place. Having a positive and motivating environment will rub off to the customers and something positive will arise from it (Barrett, 2011). The next pillar that comes along with servant leader is innovation. Innovation comes from a servant leaders environment; in this type of environment its helps the individuals...
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...The SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy Core Model For Higher Education SCONUL Working Group on Information Literacy April 2011 The SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy: Core Model 2 Introduction In 1999, The SCONUL Working Group on Information Literacy published “Information skills in higher education: a SCONUL position paper” (SCONUL, 1999), introducing the Seven Pillars of Information Skills model. Since then, the model has been adopted by librarians and teachers around the world as a means of helping them to deliver information skills to their learners. However, in 2011 we live in a very different information world and while the basic principles underpinning the original Seven Pillars model remain valid, it was felt that the model needed to be updated and expanded to reflect more clearly the range of different terminologies and concepts which we now understand as “Information Literacy”. In order for the model to be relevant to different user communities and ages, the new model is presented as a generic “core” model for Higher Education, to which a series of “lenses”, representing the different groups of learners, can be applied. At publication (April 2011), only the Core Model and the Research Lens are available. We hope that teachers and librarians representing other learner groups will participate in the development of other lenses. Moira Bent & Ruth Stubbings On behalf of the SCONUL Working Group on Information Literacy. April 2011 ...
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...in San Diego, California, serving a population of approximately three million. Sharp includes four acute-care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, and three medical groups plus a full-spectrum of other facilities and services. It operates 1,878 beds, has approximately 2,600 physicians on medical staffs, more than 1,000 physicians in two affiliated medical groups, and has more than 14,000 employees with $5.852 million in assets and $1.9 billion in annual income. It is San Diego’s largest private employer. Sharp’s goal is to be the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine, and the best place to receive care in San Diego. In 2008 Sharp HealthCare ranked fifth in the California “best places to work program” in the large-employer category and was rated 47th out of the top 100 places to work in the United States by Modern Healthcare. Since launching the healthcare experience in 2001, Sharp has dedicated itself to transforming the health care experience for employees, physicians, and customers. The focus on purpose, worthwhile work, and making a difference has led to increased employee, physician, and patient satisfaction, enhanced loyalty, and improved outcomes. In 2007 Sharp HealthCare won the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Pillars of Excellence Since 2001, Sharp has adopted six pillars of excellence as the foundation for its vision of the health care experience. These six pillars are the basis for everything from strategic planning, organizational...
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...People of color have always faced diversity in the U.S. Instead of using this as a strength and banding together to fight this moral injustice, racial minorities have partaken in a sort of “oppression Olympics” in which they focus more on which group faces more oppression rather than how they can work to eliminate their oppression collectively. While all people of color may fight this battle together, one cannot assume that they are joined by synonymous oppressions and will enact the exact same strategies for salvation. This theory runs into conflicts when we assume all groups face and handle oppression and racial disparity in the same ways. This conflict occurs because these groups are associated with “organizing over shared victimhood”. Because...
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...strategy that is coherent increases competitive advantage by influencing organizational outcomes and creates superior performance. IBM has successfully incorporated this perspective. The 2014 Annual report states that IBM’s strategy continues “to be one of innovation and a constant drive to deliver higher value for our clients”. This global strategy is positioned on three pillars: data, cloud, and engagement. Pillar 1 - the company will use data to transform industry and professions. It reads: “We are making markets by transforming industries and professions with data”. According to IBM data is increasing capability, rapidity and diversity in an exponential manner and is emerging to be a novel global natural resource. It has embraced data as the new heart of competitive advantage. Pillar 2 - cloud, offers high-value results and has experienced growing client demand that has caused speedy growth. In 2013 revenue grew by 69% and the run rate for this service doubled that of 2012. Revenue grew by 60% in 2014 to $7 billion. This pillar states that: “We are remaking enterprise IT for the era of cloud. Pillar 3 - engagement,...
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...INB400 – International Organization and Management Term paper Wal-Mart’s culturally and institutionally flawed entry into the German retail market Joakim Holsten Leren s105710 Julianne Øien s106222 Mirko Wichmann s145433 Lara-Caterina Buggert s145400 Eloise De Bont s145611 22 pages Table of Contents Introduction 2 Case presentation 2 The Wal-Mart concept 3 Institutional challenges [to be deleted] 4 Cultural challenges [to be deleted] 4 German market 5 Theoretical Background 5 The cultural perspective 6 The institutional perspective 9 Case Analysis 12 The cultural perspective 12 The institutional perspective 15 Recommendations 19 Cultural 19 Institutional 20 Limitations 22 Cultural 22 Institutional 22 Conclusion 23 References: 25 Introduction The purpose of this paper is to address and analyze the challenges Wal-Mart faced during its entrance into the German market in the late 1990s. We have analyzed this with the following problem in mind: “Which aspects, both cultural and institutional, led to Wal-Mart’s failure in Germany and what should they have done instead?” We will approach this problem by outlining theoretical frameworks for analyzing cultural and institutional aspects of a company. We will then employ said theories in order to analyze the case of Wal-Mart’s failure in Germany. Finally, we will come to a conclusion concerning what they should have done as they entered into the German market...
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...well as emitting a large amount of carbon dioxide. Hotel water consumption for laundry, showers, toilets, dishwashers, swimming pools, spas, golf course irrigation, as well as for other amenities, can consume up to 1million m3 of water per year (Gössling, 2013). Global warming and water scarcity are both acknowledged around the world as serious problems, and with the demand for water expected to exceed supply by 40% by 2030, hotels must implement water waste management techniques and policies to help achieve sustainable tourism development (Tuppen, 2013). In 1995, an action plan for businesses in the travel and tourism sector was created by the World Travel & Tourism Council, the World Tourism Organization, and the Earth Council. These three international organizations created Agenda 21 for Travel & Tourism Industry: Towards Environmentally Sustainable Development (Stipanuk, 2015). Since then, many companies in the hospitality and tourism sector have formed their business and environmental policies around the...
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...Three Large Pillars The Three Pillars George Brown Jr. Grand Canyon University The GCU business college is assembled from three large pillars, which are entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and servant leadership. But what do the above mentioned pillars mean and what ideals do they consist of? What is entrepreneurial spirit? It is a necessity for any type of company or organization to have for significant improvements. According to Licht (2007), entrepreneurial spirit is openness to change-an interest in the different and in new experiences while deemphasizing the safe and the proven (Licht, 2007, p. 819). Entrepreneurial spirit when displayed shows off a certain way on how one processes data or information and their style of intellect. In addition to the spirit, it gives one an immense urge for success and triumph, want for a centralized position of command, and a daring action tendency. The urge for success is seen as ambition to shine in reaching objectives in opposing environments as a result of tough effort, being self-questioning, and having perseverance. Entrepreneurs can carry an appearance of a motivator or dynamo, but may be viewed insignificant in conditions of their commitment for triumph. How does this entrepreneurial spirit reflect to the career industry I want to step in which is Health Administration? I believe there is very huge potential for Healthcare entrepreneurial spirit to provide to the performance...
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...Three Pillars Essay Grand Canyon University: UNV 504 Innovation and Entrepreneurship June 10, 2014 Three Pillars Essay In his video Ken Blanchard, discusses the three pillars of business; servant leadership, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit (Blanchard, 2011). Servant leadership is not being a servant to those that you work with, it is offering direction and vision with stated goals. It sets a platform for all employees to know where the company is headed, while focusing energy on the set goal. It requires that both management and employees live according to the vision with customers being the primary focus. Servant leadership if done correctly draws out the innovation in employees. It asks people to bring their ideas to work and put on their thinking caps to move towards better practices, efficient processes and more satisfied customers. It allows for the entrepreneurial spirit in employees to be developed. Employees not only become a part of the process for development and innovation, but partners in the business. They have a personal stake in the company which can build long term loyal employees working to sustain and grow for the customer, themselves and the business. Although servant leadership focuses on others and needs of the whole in most cases there could be some shortcomings to servant leadership. According to Lynch and Friedman servant leaders might easily focus more on the needs of the followers than the needs of the organization as a whole or considering...
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...others are of historical interest only. These styles are largely (though not completely) independent of a car's classification in terms of price, size and intended broad market; the same car model might be available in multiple body styles (or model ranges). For some of the following terms, especially relating to four-wheel drive / SUV models and minivan / MPV models, the distinction between body style and classification is particularly narrow. Please note that while each body style has a historical and technical definition, in common usage such definitions are often blurred. Over time, the common usage of each term evolves. For example, people often call 4-passenger sport coupés a "sports car", while purists will insist that a sports car by definition is limited to two-place vehicles. Body work In automotive engineering, the bodywork of an automobile is the structure which protects: ⦁ The occupants ⦁ Any other payload ⦁ The mechanical components. In vehicles with a separate frame or chassis, the term bodywork is normally applied to only the non-structural panels, including doors and other movable panels, but it may also be used more generally to include the structural components which support the mechanical components. Construction There are three main types of automotive bodywork: ⦁ The first automobiles were designs adapted in large part from horse-drawn carriages, and had body-on-frame construction with a wooden frame and wooden ...
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...Taffler in his book The Third Wave (1980) divides human history into three waves of change: manual era, the era of machine industry, and the age of knowledge. In the manual era the dominant factor that human need to manage traditional industry is the muscular system (energy-physical). In the era of industry labor productivity is determined by the skill level of workers in organizing and operating the machinery industry to produce the outputas much work per unit of time worked by the machine industry. While the dominant factor in the era of human knowledge, to manage the work system is the quality of mind (Knowledge content) used and internalized (explicit or finally realized) on the product or service is determined by the quality of mind that explixit in products / services and in the production process. thoughts Quality is meant here, it can be in the form of creativity / innovation or skills in the form of explicit tacit knowledge. Pada era pengetahuan, pengetahuan telah menjadi modal virtual (human capital) yang sangat menentukan perkembangan serta sekaligus pertumbuhan organisasi. Minimal ada tiga cirri yang dapat digunakan untuk menggambarkan karakteristik tatanan kehidupan di era pengetahuan yaitu: In the era of knowledge, knowledge has become the virtual capital (human capital), which is crucial to the development and growth of the organization simultaneously. Minimum there are three characteristics that can be used to describe the characteristics of the...
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...Journal of Management Studies 44:8 December 2007 doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00719.x A Modern Resource Based Approach to Unrelated Diversification Desmond W. Ng Texas A&M University abstract For over three decades, the questions of how and why an organization diversifies into related and unrelated businesses have drawn the attention of strategy scholars. However, explanations of unrelated diversification have been less than clear. A conceptual model of unrelated diversification is thus proposed. In drawing on Penrose’s (1959) resource based approach, unrelated diversification is explained by an organization’s ‘three pillars’, which consist of its strength of dynamic capabilities, absorptive capacity, and weak ties. The role of the three pillars is to discover new resource applications or uses in conditions of market failure that are characterized by ‘incomplete’ markets. A novel feature of this model is that an organization can diversify more broadly than predicted by Penrose (1959) and other modern resource-based approaches (Teece et al., 1997). Furthermore, unrelated diversification can be beneficial. This study also offers suggestions to measure the three pillars; its contributions and implications are discussed as well. INTRODUCTION The questions of how and why an organization diversifies into related and unrelated businesses have been a central focus of strategy research (Palich et al., 2000; Rumelt, 1974; Teece, 1982). These diversifications have been defined by the degree...
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...The Determinants of MNE Subsidiaries' Political Strategies: Evidence of Institutional Duality Author(s): Amy J. Hillman and William P. Wan Source: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 36, No. 3 (May, 2005), pp. 322-340 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3875180 Accessed: 26-02-2015 20:33 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. Palgrave Macmillan Journals is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of International Business Studies. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 193.140.253.100 on Thu, 26 Feb 2015 20:33:00 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Studies(2005)36, 322-340 Business journal International of - 2005 Palgrave 0047-2506 $30.00 Macmillan Ltd. Allrightsreserved www.jibs.net The determinants of evidence strategies: Amy J Hillman' and William P Wan2 MNE of subsidiaries' political institutional duality Abstract of State Arizona IDepartment...
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...delivery system located in San Diego, California accounts to serve approximately population of three billion. It comprises of four acute care hospital, three specialty hospital and three medical group plus a full spectrum of other facilities and services. The first Sharp hospital opened in 1955 as Donald N. Sharp Memorial Community Hospital, a nonprofit facility in San Diego. It operate 1,878 beds, has approximately 2600 physician on medical staff , more than thousand physician in two affiliated medical group, and has more than 14,000 employees with $ 5.852 in assets and $ 1.9 billion in annual income. It is San Diego’s largest private employer. Sharp HealthCare is recognized for its commitment to clinical excellence and high-quality patient care by local and national organizations. In 2008, Sharp Healthcare ranked fifth in the California “ best places to work program” in the large employer category and was rated 47th out of top 100 places to work in united states by modern healthcare. Roughly 10 years ago, Sharp HealthCare began a process of self-examination to explore how it could best deliver top-quality health care in the new millennium. After conducting more than 100 focus groups with employees, physicians, and patients, the group reconceived its mission to become an ideal healthcare delivery system and a model for healthcare excellence regionally, statewide, and nationally. A resolution was made to...
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...CAPITAL ADEQUACY FRAMEWORK AND RISK MANAGEMENT IN BANKS GUEST LECTURE: MR. R M PATTANAIK EX GM- INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIO (CAR) Also known as Capital to Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio (CRAR) is the ratio of a bank’s capital to its risk. National regulators track a bank's CAR to ensure that it can absorb a reasonable amount of loss and complies with statutory capital requirements. It is a measure of a bank's capital. It is expressed as a percentage of a bank's risk weighted credit exposures. This ratio is used to protect depositors and promote the stability and efficiency of financial systems around the world. Two types of capital are measured: tier one capital, which can absorb losses without a bank being required to cease trading, and tier two capital, which can absorb losses in the event of a winding-up and so provides a lesser degree of protection to depositors. CAR= Capital funds/ Total risk weighted assets (TRWA) WHAT IS RISK? Risk is the possibility of suffering a loss which is UNEXPECTED, UNFORSEEN and UNCERTAIN. Expected losses can be managed and covered by “Provisions” like Loan loss or NPA provisions, Provision for depreciation and investments etc. However, unexpected losses can be taken care by maintaining adequate capital. The capital acts as cushion or shock absorber for the bank in times of unforeseen losses. RISK MANAGEMENT Whatever activities you undertake there is a certain degree of risk associated with it. This risk however...
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