ote ote technical note tech Air Traffic Control Specialist Decision Making and Strategic Planning – A Field Survey Jean-François D’Arcy, Ph.D., Titan SRC Pamela S. Della Rocco, Ph.D., ACT-530 March 2001 DOT/FAA/CT-TN01/05 Document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161 U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405
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challenge. But what exactly is human capital and how does it relate to an organization’s chances for successfully executing its strategy? In short, human capital is the sum of knowledge, abilities, skills, values, personality, ideas, motivation, behaviors and experiences owned and offered by the people within an organization. All things being equal, the better the quality of an organization’s human capital the more successful it will be. The importance of human capital to an organization’s success
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Technology Ventures From Idea to Enterprise is p r bite ohi d. se The pre na limi ry p s age are p are rep d fo r s ent tud s of D ho r. T ma Any s. yer sB oth e e r us se The pre na limi ry p s age are p are rep d fo r s ent tud s of D ho r. T ma Any s. yer sB oth e e r us is p r bite ohi d. Technology Ventures From Idea to Enterprise d. Thomas H. Byers Stanford University
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Long Range Planning 43 (2010) 172e194 http://www.elsevier.com/locate/lrp Business Models, Business Strategy and Innovation David J. Teece Whenever a business enterprise is established, it either explicitly or implicitly employs a particular business model that describes the design or architecture of the value creation, delivery, and capture mechanisms it employs. The essence of a business model is in defining the manner by which the enterprise delivers value to customers, entices customers
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W Y N N RESORT make their lives' fortune in "Sin City"; Steve Wynn is one of the lucky few who has. He went from humble beginnings in a family-run bingo parlor in Maryland to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of Wynn Resorts, Ltd. premium-destination world-class casinos and resorts. Seen by many in the entertainment industry as a visionary, Steve Wynn has revolutionized the city of Las Vegas one casino at a time.1 He started with small stakes in the Frontier Hotel in 1967 as a newcomer
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Service in NYC Dry Wall Competitive Threat Organ Donation Case Central Power Chemicals, Inc. Hospital Profitability Contact Lens Manufacturer Growth TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’D) 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. E-commerce in the Airline Industry Big Green Biofuels New Rubber Plant Investment Asian Mobile Service Provider Radiator Lens for Defense Aircraft Capital Investment for Utility Electric Car Manufacturer Growth Miner’s Dilemma Big Truck Company Auto Spare Parts Machine Company
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research Answer: a Page: 4 Level of difficulty: Medium 2. Marketing is both an “art” and a “science”—there is constant tension between the formulated side of marketing and the ________ side. a. creative b. selling c. management d. forecasting e. behavior Answer: a Page: 4 Level of difficulty: Easy 3. The most formal definition of marketing is ________. a. meeting needs profitably b. identifying and meeting human and social needs c. the 4Ps (Product, Price, Place, Promotion) d. an organizational
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Chapter 1 Strategic Leadership: Managing the Strategy-Making Process for Competitive Advantage Opening Case Wal-Mart Wal-Mart is one of the most extraordinary success stories in business history. Started in 1962 by Sam Walton, Wal-Mart has grown to become the world’s largest corporation. In the financial year ending January 31, 2004, the discount retailer whose mantra is “every day low prices” had sales of nearly $256 billion, five thousand stores in ten countries (almost three thousand are in
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Chapter 3 Strategy Implementation This part of the course examines what is often called the action phase of the strategic management process: implementation of the chosen strategy. Up to this point, three major phases have been covered: strategy formulation, analysis of alternative strategies, and strategic choice. Even after grand and business strategies are determined and long term objectives are set, the strategic management is far from complete. While these phases are important, they alone
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Long Range Planning 43 (2010) 172e194 http://www.elsevier.com/locate/lrp Business Models, Business Strategy and Innovation David J. Teece Whenever a business enterprise is established, it either explicitly or implicitly employs a particular business model that describes the design or architecture of the value creation, delivery, and capture mechanisms it employs. The essence of a business model is in defining the manner by which the enterprise delivers value to customers, entices customers
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