...leadership. Till this day gender is playing a large role in social construction. Some of these issues and factors are within the control of women and some are not we can clearly see this implemented in this case. Briarwood seems to have great opportunities for employees to excel and move up in the organization but it is not apparent that these opportunities are equal for both men and women. Also on an individual basis there is a lot of competition, even though competition is healthy at times, in this case it seems to be more hurtful that it is helpful and caused tension between employees. Also in many organizations the same way there are standards and guidelines that are clearly stated but with this promotion not information was provided to the people that were interested like Diane Williams of what the organization was looking for Diane Williamson felt like she should have been the one to be promoted to the vice president position, she is not receiving equal pay for her positions and that top management is not recognizing its employees achievements and not rewarding them for a job well done. Analysis Diane has worked there for many years and she had moved up in the company and had helped it grow in many ways. She feels like she had been a great asset to the company and an amazing team player. Though with all of this in her back ground and under her belt she had lacked to show this to top management or even stand out in her group “ I wouldn’t want to take all the glory for something...
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...Minimum Wage: A Historical Perspective and its’ Future On June 18th, 2004, Senator Kerry announced his minimum wage plan, saying, “I’m running for President to build a stronger economy that lifts up families and expands opportunity for hardworking Americans. Today, there are workers, many of them women, struggling to get by on the minimum wage. That is wrong. We can do better. And together, we are going to change it. I want to build an America where working families can get ahead, where a family working fulltime does not have to raise their children in poverty.” (Burkhauser 1) Classical economists have proven for years that floors and ceilings on prices are bad for economies. So why do politicians, who call themselves progressive, continue to beat the drum of creating a living wage? The reason; to get more votes. A wage floor is strictly a political issue disguised as a social problem needed to help the poor. Raising the minimum wage has taken on a fever pitch in Congress this year, regardless of the fact that there is not a widely accepted empirical economic study suggesting it is the correct policy to assist the working poor. This paper consists of research conducted by the author from both the government activist and laissez-faire positions. In addition to the list of works cited at the end of this paper, several public policy institute web site were reviewed for pertinent material. These sites include: the Heritage Foundation...
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...Opportunity Identification and selection 2. Concept Generation 3. Concept/Project Evaluation 4. Development 5. Launch New Products Management Tenth Edition Crawford and Di Benedetto (p30, 2011) It is worth noting that the text goes on to say about the above processes that “the activities are not sequential but overlapping and it is not implied that one phase must be completed before work can begin on the next one” . I’m expecting my analysis of a real world product will not only show that the process overlaps but that it is more flexible/agile. I think that two phases can be completed at the same time, or that in some circumstances or possibly for certain products that the new products team might go from phase 1 to 2 to 4 and then possibly back to 2 before returning to 4 and then phase 5. In light of the above the product I have chosen to analyse is Coke Zero produced and marketed by coca cola plc. Opportunity Identification An article by Julie Hall (2011) states “Coca-Cola identified a new market: 20- to 40-year-old men who liked the taste of Coke (but not its calories and carbs) and liked the no-calorie aspect of Diet Coke (but not its taste or...
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...Composition 2 | Judith Jefwa 11-28-2013 | Pre-Planning Stage Topic: Women Limited topic: Women make better leaders than men Thesis: Women make better leaders than men because they are better communicators, they have more patience, they are relationship oriented, they are comfortable with diversity, they are not afraid to ask for help and they have more to prove. Combined outline: I. Women are better communicators than men A. Like to talk B. Very vocal about feelings II. Women have more patience than men A. Handle different personalities B. Achieve their goals III. Women are more relationship oriented than men A. Value personal interaction B. Care for well-being of others IV. Women are more comfortable with diversity than men A. Are outsiders themselves B. Have an embracing nature V. Women are not afraid to ask for help compared to men A. Value their egos less than men B. Value other peoples’ opinions VI. Women have more to prove than men A. Prove their capabilities to society B. Known as the weaker sex Essay Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the 24th and current president of Liberia and is the first elected female head of state in Africa. Throughout her administration, she has shown commitment to hard work, integrity and good governance. She came to power after the former president, Charles Taylor, was exiled. She won the general elections of 2006 and has since worked to rebuild her country. Under her administration...
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...first actor to die in every movie that possessed a black man in its cast. However, over time the assumption of the black man being the first to die has changed. Currently in the year 2012, there are progressively more movies in which black men portray leading roles. This change in black men as leading characters in movies is a welcome change. In the past, supporting or backup roles were considered the best role a black man could achieve. In this paper, the researcher will conduct information by means of content analysis. Content analysis is the most commonly used methodology because of its ability to measure human behavior, assuming that the verbal behavior is a form of behavior. This study will examine specific media products and define these products by determining smaller elements that complement these products. This document will address a wide view of concerns regarding the African American culture, and will provide assumptions on how this issue can be addressed in the future. The stereotype of African Americans in movies today, is the topic of this research paper. Why do African Americans face stereotypes in the media? Why do black actors and actresses have difficulty obtaining roles that are not stereotypical black roles? Why do African Americans accept stereotypical roles? When will African American roles stop having negative stereotypes attached to its characters? These questions are topics that will be addressed throughout this paper. These issues are critical...
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... Reprint R0501K BEST OF HBR 1999 Managing Oneself The Idea in Brief We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: If you’ve got ambition, drive, and smarts, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession—regardless of where you started out. But with opportunity comes responsibility. Companies today aren’t managing their knowledge workers’ careers. Rather, we must each be our own chief executive officer. Simply put, it’s up to you to carve out your place in the work world and know when to change course. And it’s up to you to keep yourself engaged and productive during a work life that may span some 50 years. To do all of these things well, you’ll need to cultivate a deep understanding of yourself. What are your most valuable strengths and most dangerous weaknesses? Equally important, how do you learn and work with others? What are your most deeply held values? And in what type of work environment can you make the greatest contribution? The implication is clear: Only when you operate from a combination of your strengths and self-knowledge can you achieve true— and lasting—excellence. The Idea in Practice To build a life of excellence, begin by asking yourself these questions: “What are my strengths?” To accurately identify your strengths, use feedback analysis. Every time you make a key decision, write down the outcome you expect. Several...
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...Congress approved the Federal Reserve, which President Woodrow Wilson signed into law. By 16 November 1914, a working Federal Reserve was set up in 12 cities chosen as regional Reserve Bank sites. These reserve banks were privately owned banks. The Federal Reserve wielded unprecedented power, which was noticed during the beginning of World War I (WW-I) when the Federal Reserve set interest rates for American banks and helped finance Europe’s war efforts until 1917, when the U.S. declared war on Germany and financing America’s war efforts became paramount (Education, 2013). “I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country. A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men. We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated Governments in the civilized world no longer a government by free opinion, no longer a Government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a Government by the opinion and duress of a small dominate men.” Woodrow Wilson (History of the Federal Reserve, 2013). As you can decipher from President Woodrow Wilson’s quote about the Federal Reserve, he believed Congress and himself gave the newly formed Federal Reserve far too much power and authority to dramatically change the America that President Wilson and his generation had come to know by...
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...First off a little info about president Kennedy. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, parents were Joseph Patrick Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald, he was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on 29th May, 1917. His great grandfather, Patrick Kennedy, emigrated from Ireland in 1849 and his grandfathers, Patrick Joseph Kennedy and John Francis Fitzgerald, were both important political figures in Boston. Kennedy's dad was a highly successful businessman who had later served as ambassador for Great Britain (1937-40) Then on November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullets as his motorcade wound through Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was the youngest man elected President; he was the youngest to die. Here is some more in depth research on the conspiracy of his assassination 1976, the US Senate ordered a fresh inquiry into the assassination of John F Kennedy, who was murdered in 1963 during a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. People who had been involved in the original Warren Commission investigations were asked to make fresh statements. The FBI and the CIA were persuaded to release more of their documents on Oswald. New lines of inquiry were opened and individuals who had not previously given evidence were persuaded to come forward. Most important of all, pieces of evidence such as photos and sound recordings were subjected to scientific analysis using the most up-to-date methods and equipment. The House Select Committee...
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...article: YO by Peter F Drucker . RP OS T BEST OF HBR 1999 Managing Oneself The Idea in Brief We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: If you’ve got ambition, drive, and smarts, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession—regardless of where you started out. But with opportunity comes responsibility. Companies today aren’t managing their knowledge workers’ careers. Rather, we must each be our own chief executive officer. Simply put, it’s up to you to carve out your place in the work world and know when to change course. And it’s up to you to keep yourself engaged and productive during a work life that may span some 50 years. To do all of these things well, you’ll need to cultivate a deep understanding of yourself. What are your most valuable strengths and most dangerous weaknesses? Equally important, how do you learn and work with others? What are your most deeply held values? And in what type of work environment can you make the greatest contribution? The implication is clear: Only when you operate from a combination of your strengths and self-knowledge can you achieve true— and lasting—excellence. The Idea in Practice “What are my strengths?” To accurately identify your strengths, use feedback analysis....
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...Is the American Government the Best in the World? Taurean Gardner POL201: American National Government Instructor: Shawon Jackson-Ybarra 19 September 2015 I. The Constitution The American constitution has many strengths and weakness that make our political system best in the world. One major strength of the constitution is the believe that all men are created equal. One unique major weakness it can be extremely vague and it is a 100 years out of date. A way to enhance the strength and correct the weakness of the American constitution is to further push the believe, that all men are created equally, especially in the light of everything going on in today’s society. One way to fix the weakness is the update the constitution to modern language and make it easier to understand. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. - That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, - That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments...
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...Academic Performances of Pacians Student Athletes and Non-Athletes as Influenced by their Study Habits CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION “Learning by Doing” John Dewey “How do study habits affect academic performance?” It is a positive statement when one says that man of modern society is so advanced in education, but won’t mind nor think about what steps he could make or trace what good he could do for his fellowmen. Students are the most essential assets for any educational institute. The social and economic development of the country is directly linked with student academic performance. The student’s performances place an important role in producing the best quality graduates who will become great leader and manpower for the country, thus, responsible for the country’s economic and social development. So, the parent and guardians must do their responsibilities and roles to give what they need in education. Study Habit is the act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge usually done regularly. Student grades are one of the primary indicators of such learning. And the extent of student’s learning in academics may be determined by the grades a student earns for a period of learning has been done. If a student earns better or high grades it is concluded that they may also have learned a lot while poor or low grades indicate lesser learning. However, many experiences and studies found out that there are also several factors that affects the grades of students;...
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...Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary 2 2.0 Situational Analysis 2 2.1 Spanish Business and Environment Analysis 2 2.1.1 Political-Legal Analysis 2 2.1.2 Business Etiquette Analysis 3 2.1.3 Economic Analysis 3 2.1.4 Socia-Cultural Analysis 4 2.2 Hofstede’s Typology Analysis 4 2.2.1 Power Distance 4 2.2.2 Individualism 4 2.2.3 Masculinity 5 2.2.4 Uncertainty Avoidance 5 2.3 Market Analysis 5 2.3.1 Market Demographics 5 2.3.2 Main Segments 6 2.3.3 Market Needs 7 2.3.4 Market Trends 8 2.3.5. Market Growth 8 2.4 SWOT Analysis 9 2.4.1. Strengths 9 2.4.2. Weaknesses 10 2.4.3. Opportunities 10 2.4.4. Threats 10 2.5 Competition and Buying Patterns 10 2.6 Product Offering 11 2.7 Keys to Success 11 2.8 Critical Issues 11 3.0 Marketing Stragegy 12 3.1 Mission 12 3.2 Marketing Objectives 12 3.3 Financial Objectives 12 3.4 Target Markets 12 3.5 Positioning 12 3.6 Marketing Mix 13 4.0 Financials 14 4.1 Break Even Analysis 14 4.2 Sales Forecast 14 5.0 Controls 14 5.1 Implementation 14 5.2 Contingency Planning 15 1.0 Executive Summary Tiffany & Company was established in 1837 as a quality jeweler. They use only the highest quality of resources, such as their trademark platinum, to handcraft classic everyday pieces as well as trendy special occasion pieces. While Tiffany & Company is a high end jewelry retailer, there is something for everyone...
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...“The leader of men in warfare can show himself to his followers only through a mask, a mask that he must make for himself, but a mask made I such form as will mark him to men of his time and place as the leader they want and need.” John Keegan, “The mask of command” The book “The mask of command” by John Keegan is one of the greatest collection about leaders separated in time and history space, and analyzing technical aspect of warfare of particular historical time related to Alexander the Great, Arthur Wellesley, U.S. Grant, and Adolph Hitler. The mask of command is a work based on facts, real events, real people, character description, styles, and places separated into four chapters and conclusion. The first chapter, “Alexander the Great and Heroic Leadership”, describe the life, personality and its achievements. Alexander, son of Philip II of Macedon would become known worldwide as founder of Hellenistic world and the most famous general of antiquity what no other could be before or since. The second chapter, “Wellington: the Anti-Hero” examine Wellington’s military career in Britain during the period of his exile in India to its peak of career the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo. Moreover, John Keegan talk over Wellington’s numerous rewards and later achievements as Prime Minister of Britain. The third chapter, “Grant and Unheroic Leadership” is focused on military growth of Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant starting with the period of being solder to obtaining the position...
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...ILinc – Interactive Learning International | Henry A. B. RayMSc Engineering ManagementUniversity of Greenwich | ILinc – Interactive Learning International | Henry A. B. RayMSc Engineering ManagementUniversity of Greenwich | ILinc – Interactive Learning International A case study analysis of a start-up company | | ILinc – Interactive Learning International A case study analysis of a start-up company | | * Contents 1 Introduction 2 2 ILinc or Secure Employment? 2 3 Strengths and Weaknesses of ILincs Business Plan 3 3.1 Strengths 3 3.1.1 ILinc and the Online Training Market 3 3.1.2 Targeting Fortune 1000 Companies 4 3.2 Weaknesses 4 3.2.1 ILinc are selling Vapourware 4 4 ILincs Organisational Structure 4 5 Firm Equity Division 5 6 Financing Options 6 7 ILincs Market 6 Introduction Mark Bernstein and Degerhan Usluel are the co-founders of Interactive Learning International (ILinc). The prospect of ILinc came from Usluels work with his professor, Jack Wilson, when he worked as a programmer on multi-media projects during his time at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ILinc was theorised as a company which would excel in the market of corporate training, but did have some noticeable shortcomings in which external help would be needed. When struggling to develop a comprehensive business plan for turning Bernstein and Usluels ideas into a profitable venture, a meeting with Mark Rice, a professor of entrepreneurship, was...
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