Chapter 1 Competitive advantage: is an advantage over competitors gained by offering consumers greater value, either by means of lower prices or by providing greater benefits and service that justifies higher prices. Sources of competitive advantage: 1.Structural Perspective “Higher profits result from better positioning” –Rivalry restraint, structural barriers to competition. 2.Resource/Capability Perspective “Higher profits result from unique resources and superior capability” –Resource/competence-based
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positively and directly related to performance. Solcum, et.al (2008), defined Motivation as a psychological state exists whenever internal and/or external forces stimulate, direct, or maintain behaviors. In organizations, the employee behaviors of interest include both productive and unproductive behaviors. Productive behavior includes staying focused on the most important aspects of your job as well as being a good cooperate citizen. Yulk, (2010), determined individualized consideration includes providing
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Mentoring Made Easy A practical guide NSW Government Publication ISBN 0 7310 9771 8 Written by Carlie Spencer Updated by Kathy Tribe Designed by Jana Sokolovskaja © Employment Equity and Diversity, Public Employment Office, NSW Premier's Department 2004 First published 1996 Second edition 1999 Third edition 2004 To order more copies, please contact: Employment Equity and Diversity, Public Employment Office, NSW Premier's Department 2004 Level 17, Bligh House, 4-6 Bligh Street Sydney
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Table of Contents WHAT IS CONSULTING? .................................................................................. 4 CONSULTING TRENDS AT FUQUA .................................................................................. 4 WHAT DO CONSULTANTS DELIVER? ............................................................................. 4 CHOOSING THE CONSULTING INDUSTRY AND A ROLE WITHIN IT ................ 5 WHY CONSULTING – PROS & CONS ......................................................
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imperative to be equipped with knowledge of technology, and be comfortable in using it in a variety of contexts within the classroom. In addition, skills such as the ability to think “outside the box,” and coming up with novel lesson plans to capture the interest of the target student group would assist me greatly. Learning online is different because it is more of a self-directed style of learning as opposed to the conventional style of learning, where learning revolves around the teacher. In other words:
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Recommendation for the Improvement of the Specific Internship Position and the Accountancy Internship Course in General(1/2): The very heart of internship lies on how well a student would be oriented of a future job or career. The trainees highly recommend to the next accounting interns to enter an auditing firm which is a primary criteria. Also, having been trained in GMA's subsidiary, they have seen the role of the size of the business in determining the job assignments they get. They have
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of a job description and person specification. Step 2 - Prepare a job and person profile A person specification or job profile states the necessary and desirable criteria for selection. Increasingly such specifications are based on a set of competencies identified as necessary for the performance of the job. Include: skills, aptitude, knowledge and experience qualifications (which should be only those necessary to do the job - unless candidates are recruited on the basis of future potential
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computing, and consumer electronics—and dominated them all. CLARIFY CORE COMPETENCIES How? It considered itself not a collection of strategic business units, but a portfolio of core competencies—the company’s collective knowledge about how to coordinate diverse production skills and technologies. COPYRIGHT © 2003 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NEC used its core competencies to achieve what most companies only attempt: Invent new markets, exploit
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CHAPTER 1 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN PERSPECTIVE by Dessler and Cole What is human resource management (HRM)? - it is the management of people in organizations. What is strategic HRM? - it is involving the link between HRM with the organization’s strategic goals and objectives to improve business performance. Human resources activities are now being seen as falling into two categories: a) traditional operational administrative category – HR hires and maintains employees and then
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Developing an Effective Health Care Workforce Planning Model Contents Executive Summary...................................................................................................................1 Getting Started with a Workforce Planning Model .................................................................2 Data – Collecting, Understanding, and Using ........................................................................3 Strategy – Understanding and Addressing the Business Need
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