...WHO AM I? Survey form is made available for you to help me on my current English paper and then eventually for my graduate thesis paper. If you have any questions about any of this please do not hesitate to contact me using the following information: Xxxxxxxx Xx XxxxXXX at (XXX)XXX-XXXX or via email at xxxxxx.xxxx.xxxxx@zzzzz.com, and if I am unable to be reached the first time, please either text, or leave a message. I will do my best to answer any inquires within 24 hours. My Mission: I will Counsel Christians and their Shepherds in a non-denominational setting. I desire to provide non-profit counseling services with an outreach ministry that provides mental health services and education utilizing professional, biblical, and holistic methods in order to bring about transforming change in individuals, communities and for generations to come. Before going on please know note the following: “This questionnaire, any messages (letters, emails, or anything pertaining between you and I), including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and proprietary information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. No duplication of any of the below is authorized, unless written approval of owner. If you are not the intended recipient(s), please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email...
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...Hewlett Packard. This paper will discuss and propose some strategic planning systems, budgeting systems, reporting systems, performance evaluation systems and incentive compensation system for each company. . Strategic Planning Systems: In term of corporate level strategy, both firms have the same definition of business in which the firm will participate. TI and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are both in high-technology electric and electronics. But, the second aspect of corporate level strategy, which is deployment of resources among the business, may be different for each firm depends on the objectives that they want to achieve and competitive advantages that they have. I am well known for its first to entry, stay and try to achieve market leadership by cost leadership strategy. Meanwhile, HP is well known for offering unique, high value, high featured products. In addition, both firms use related diversification as they operate main business lines which connect to each other and may achieve operating synergy. For example, TI's business lines, each business line can act as both suppliers...
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...sector : 11 300 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • nielsen, TNS Secodip Worldpanel (Kantar group) IMS, IRI, GFK, NPD, IPSOS, IFOP, TNS Sofrès, Research International, Millward Brown, BVA Médiamétrie … 5 Copyright ©2012 The Nielsen Company. Confidential and proprietary. MARKET RESEARCH SECTOR SPLIT IN 3 : QUALITATIVE SURVEYS: (15%), QUANTITATIVE SURVEY (AD HOC SURVEYS): (52%) PANELS SURVEYS AND CONTINUOUS TRACKING (33%). Source: Syntec NIELSEN WORKS ON THESE 3 PARTS, BUT OUR CORE BUSINESS IS PANELS, BOTH RETAILER AND CONSUMER PANELS. MARKET RESEARCH OVER EACH ACTIVITIES, BUT MAINLY ON FAST MOVING GOODS (FOOD, DRINKS AND DRUGS) 6 Copyright ©2012 The Nielsen Company. Confidential and proprietary. WHY PURCHASE RESEARCH DATA? Why do manufacturers and retailers purchase research data? Information to assist with marketing planning, review and comparison. What information can...
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...Summarize the major features of Texas Instruments’ management systems. 2. How does Texas Instruments ensure that its operating managers appropriately allocate their time between short term and long term? 3. Why do you believe the OST System worked so effectively for TI in the 70s? why was not working effectively for company in the mid-to-late 80s? 4. Would systems like these be appropriate in other organizations, such as Harvey-Hudson Electronics? What implementation problems would you foresee? ANSWERS: NO.1 Texas Instruments (TI) is considered to be the pioneer of the American electronics industry. TI was first established in 1951 as an electronics company serving the American defense industry. In 1958, TI developed the first semiconductor integrated circuit. TI has three main lines of business in 1984: components, which included semiconductor integrated circuits, semiconductor subassemblies, and electronic control devices; digital products, which included mini computers, personal computers, scientific instruments, and calculators; and government electronics, which included radar system, missile guidance and control systems, and infrared surveillance systems. The major management system of TI is OST System, which is Objective, Strategies, and Tactics System. OST System is a system for managing change and innovation. The system was employed to define the strategies the company intended to follow for further growth and development and to identify the tactics required to...
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...Creating a Business Plan Harvard Business Press Boston, Massachusetts ISBN-13: 978-1-4221-6687-1 Creating a Business Plan Pocket Mentor Series The Pocket Mentor Series offers immediate solutions to common challenges managers face on the job every day. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools, self-tests, and real-life examples to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and hone critical skills. Whether you’re at your desk, in a meeting, or on the road, these portable guides enable you to tackle the daily demands of your work with greater speed, savvy, and effectiveness. Books in the series: Leading Teams Running Meetings Managing Time Managing Projects Coaching People Giving Feedback Leading People Negotiating Outcomes Writing for Business Giving Presentations Understanding Finance Dismissing an Employee Creating a Business Plan Managing Stress Delegating Work Shaping Your Career Persuading People Managing Crises Managing Up Becoming a New Manager Managing Difficult Interactions Hiring an Employee Making Decisions Managing Diversity Executing Innovation Creating a Business Plan Expert Solutions to Everyday Challenges Harvard Business School Publishing Boston, Massachusetts Copyright 2007 Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording...
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...,21 2 PART ONE : SUMMARY OF MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS This report has developed from the growing awareness that St Mary’s finance were not as healthy as they once were, and that action needed to be taken, fairly urgently, to maximise income. Terry Babbage has compiled this Plan, working closely with Jayne McHale and Clive Black. It is envisaged that they will continue to oversee its implementation via a sub committee of the Finance Committee. However, the success of much of the full Plan depends upon identifying one or more volunteers to join this committee, and to contribute in a “hands on” way to its implementation. The following steps are therefore required. 1. The full membership of the Marketing Sub Committee to be identified, and PCC to agree a structure whereby it reports through...
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...11 years cycle in price and production. Coffee market is well known for its volatility and for the crisis that producers are confronting, i.e., poverty, low prices, etc. The main causes for this crisis are the characteristic behaviors of the coffee market itself, which presents price instability, resource unsustainabillity, and inequity along the commodity chain (specially for coffee growers), the same characteristics of other commodity markets. In this paper we focused on the first of the causes, price instability, and so we created a System Dynamics model of the Colombian coffee sector that captures the structure of that market, the delays and feedbacks present on it. With this research we intended to answer the following questions: Why is the Colombian coffee market so unstable in price and quantity? And what can be done to reduce the instability of that market? The model is an adaptation of the generic structure, created by Meadows 1970 for commodity markets. We demonstrate that cycles in Colombia coffee sector can be endogenously generated and propose some policies that might contribute to dampen those oscillations. Key Words: Commodity cycles, Colombian Coffee Market, System Dynamics, Price Dynamics, and Coffee Crisis....
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...St Bartholomew the Great Marketing Plan 1. Rationale Since its founding in 1123, St Bartholomew the Great (SBG) has been a place of worship; providing spiritual guidance, solace and charity to the faithful and those in need. Today, the organisation has 2 primary functions: The teachings of Christianity and the preservation and restoration of the ancient fabric of the Church for the benefit of both the religious and secular. As a not-for-profit (NFP) organisation, income generation is about creating surplus which is directed back into the organisation rather than creating profit for shareholders. All income therefore is directed towards the charitable objectives (as set out on the Charity Commission website) and therefore the Church's activities, no matter how broad, lead back to the two primary functions. It is imperative that these are kept in mind as these are the foundation stones of the culture of the organisation. With the high overheads incurred by such an ancient building, it is important that the organisation can rely on its own enterprise to generate income. Traditionally it might have been able to survive by donations and legacies from wealthy, pious benefactors. However, in an ever-secularised society where recession has seen all charitable organisation battling for funds, this is increasingly unrealistic and the Church must find ways of becoming as financially independent as possible. SBG must expand its activities to attract a wider market segment and...
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...Table of Contents I. II. III. History of the Envelope An Overview of Envelope Beginnings Introduction to the Envelope Envelope Construction and Types Standard Sizes and How They Originated The Beginning of Size Standardization Envelope Construction, Seams and Flaps 1. Seam Construction 2. Glues and Flaps V. Selecting the Right Materials 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. VI. VII. VIII. IX. Paper & Other Substrates Window Film Gums/Adhesives Inks Envelope Storage Envelope Materials and the Environment The Paper Industry and the Environment IV. Talking with an Envelope Manufacturer How to Get the Best Finished Product Working with the Postal Service Finding the Information You Need Final Thoughts Glossary of Terms 1 Forward – The EMA Guide to Envelopes & Mailing The envelope is only a folded piece of paper yet it is an important part of our national communications system. The power of the envelope is the power to touch someone else in a very personal way. The envelope has been used to convey important messages of national interest or just to say “hello.” It may contain a greeting card sent to a friend or relative, a bill or other important notice. The envelope never bothers you during the dinner hour nor does it shout at you in the middle of a television program. The envelope is a silent messenger – a very personal way to tell someone you care or get them interested in your product or service. Many people purchase envelopes over the counter and have never stopped to think about...
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...Ermita, Manila In partial fulfilment of the requirements for Undergraduate Thesis (BIO 200) TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page1 Table of Contents2 Introduction3 Review of Related Literature6 Proposed Methodology14 Presentation of Results20 Literature Cited22 Line Item Budget26 Project Timeline27 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Cases of intramammary infections such as mastitis in water buffaloes contribute to large annual losses in milk production and net profit for smallholder farmers in the Philippines. Social and economic factors might prevent households from diagnosing, treating, and eliminating from circulation those animals or animal products, such as milk, that are afflicted with mastitis or which came from individuals afflicted with mastitis; this is especially true in the case of the asymptomatic subclinical mastitis, which tends to become chronic and difficult to eradicate by conventional antimicrobial therapies (Brouillette & Malouin, 2005; Ng et al., 2010). With the advent of technology comes new techniques in identifying and treating diseases such as mastitis through more rapid, accurate, and efficient means, such as fluorescent dye staining or the utilization of electrical fields (Dohoo & Meek, 1982). By far, genetic approaches to the treatment of this disease have been of great interest, primarily because of the lack of information regarding their application in...
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...Letter of Transmittal 02 December, 2011. Dr. ABM Shahidul Islam Professor, Department of Marketing Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka Sub: Request for acceptance of the term-paper Sir, We are very pleased to be able to submit our term-paper on “Volvo - an overview”. In developing the report we have followed the format and instructions given by you. In every sphere of our report, we have tried our level best to make a good combination of learning from the Integrated Marketing Communication Course. We also tried to match our theoretical knowledge and the direct experience gathered during the preparation of our term-paper. In this report, we have tried to be as descriptive as possible for the convenience for the reader. Any clarification required & query needed regarding our report will be gratefully acknowledged. Yours obediently Mudassar Mahmood Khan Md. Matiul Islam Md. Abdur Rahman Bhuiyan Md. Ehsanul Haque ID No. 41018003 ID No: 40609063 ID No: 40610059 ID No: 41018044 18th Batch 9th Batch 10th Batch 18th Batch EMBA EMBA EMBA EMBA Dept. of Marketing Dept. of Marketing Dept. of Marketing Dept. of Marketing University of Dhaka University of Dhaka University of Dhaka ...
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...Research Paper Trade union negotiating officials’ use and non-use of e no use on-u Acas conciliation in industrial disputes s Ref: 07/10 2010 Clare Ruhemann (Labour Research Department) For any further information on this study, or other aspects of the Acas Research and Evaluation programme, please telephone 020 7210 3673 or email research@acas.org.uk Acas research publications can be found at www.acas.org.uk/researchpapers ISBN 978-0-9565931-4-6 Trade union negotiating officials’ use and non-use of Acas conciliation in industrial disputes October 2010 Labour Research Department Disclaimer The views in this report are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Acas Council. Any errors or inaccuracies are the responsibility of the author alone. 2 Table of contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.................................................................................. 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................. 5 1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................... 7 1.1 Background..................................................................................7 1.2 Method........................................................................................7 Building a sample-frame of officials...........................................7 1.2.1 1.2.2 Development of hypotheses .......................................................
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...PROJECT REPORT On MARKETING STRATEGIES OF COCA COLA Submitted By – Name : Pinak Paul MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am sincerely thankful to Miss Kanupriya (Project Faculty Guide), under whose guidance I have successfully completed this project and time spent with her had been a great learning experience. I think her constant encouragement, warm responses and for filling every gap with valuable ideas has made this project successful. She made it possible for me to put all my theoretical knowledge to work out on the topic: “MARKETING STRATEGIES OF COCA COLA. A mammoth project of this nature calls for intellectual nourishment, professional help and encouragement from many people. We are highly thankful to all of them for their help and encouragement. We wish to acknowledge our great debt to all of them whose ideas and contribution influenced me to complete the project work. TABLE OF CONTENT 1. TITLE PAGE 2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3. INTRODUCTION 4. INDUSTRY PROFILE 5. COMPANY PROFILE 6. PORTER'S FIVE FORCES 7. PEST ANALYSIS 8. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES & METHODOLOGY 9. REVIEW OF LITERATURE 10. PRIMARY FINDINGS & ANALYSIS 11. CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION 12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 13. ANNEXURE INTRODUCTION This project is focused on studying the various marketing strategies of Coca-Cola and the scenario of Indian soft drink industry in the 1990’s. Coca-Cola Co., the global soft...
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...SUGGESTED ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1. Globalization and the Multinational Firm Suggested Answers to End-of-Chapter Questions 3 2. International Monetary System Suggested Answers and Solutions to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 12 3. Balance of Payments Suggested Answers and Solutions to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 17 4. The Market for Foreign Exchange Suggested Answers and Solutions to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 23 5. International Parity Relationships Suggested Answers and Solutions to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 33 6. International Banking Suggested Answers and Solutions to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 40 7. International Bond Markets Suggested Answers and Solutions to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 50 8. International Equity Markets Suggested Answers and Solutions to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 56 9. Futures and Options on Foreign Exchange Suggested Answers and Solutions to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 62 10. Currency and Interest Rate Swaps Suggested Answers and Solutions to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 70 11. International Portfolio Investments Suggested Answers and Solutions to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 78 12. Management of Economic Exposure Suggested Answers and Solutions to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 87 13. Management...
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...Transformational And Transactional Leaders In Higher Education Lloyd Moman Basham Texas A&M University-Commerce Abstract This paper discusses the following issues: (1) the climate, environment, challenges, and issues in higher education; (2) an overview of leadership and its application to education; (3) transformational leadership as the current focus on concepts relating to organization leadership; (4) transactional leadership as being management by exception; and (5) a comparison of transactional and transformational leadership. Climate, Environment, Challenges, and Issues in Higher Education The growing consensus among educators and policy-makers is that the current process of education must change dramatically. A different approach is needed to prepare today’s leaders to meet tomorrow’s challenges. The new structure should enhance preparation, allowing for innovation and futuristic thinking in a collaborative setting (Rodriguez, 1999). Americans, at all levels, have had great faith in the power of education to improve their quality of life. Education has been viewed as an escape route from poverty, an antidote to intolerance born of ignorance, a primary source of national prosperity, and the foundation of democracy (Swail, 2003). Scientific and technological advances have intensified in the past two decades and for the first time in human history created a truly global community. Modern telecommunications have linked all the corners of the planet as never before. Like the...
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