S G R OU P AN N UA L R E PO R T 2 010 CONTENTS GROUP REVIEW Financial Highlights News in 2010 Letter from Daniel Vasella Interview with Joseph Jimenez 4 5 7 15 19 23 35 39 45 51 57 61 67 73 78 83 85 90 101 111 112 HEALTHCARE PORTFOLIO Contents Pharmaceuticals Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Vaccines and Diagnostics Sandoz Consumer Health CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP Contents Commitment to Patients Commitment to People and Communities Commitment to the Environment Commitment
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The Business of Saving International Feet TOMS Shoes Bergan Crane John Dabbs Reynaldo Nunez Group 3 February 24, 2011 MGT 3371 INTRODUCTION TOMS Shoes It is often assumed, after the past decade of scandalous CEOs and selfish executives, that the perspective of today’s “businessman” is one who strives to cultivate a small empire of affluence and happiness, private jets and vacation homes. The world is shown each and every day how the malicious business practices
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Recruitment & Training at McDonald’s Stock Control Careers Training Glossary I.T. Customer Services Talking Point Franchising Training Marketing Construction Glossary Recruitment I.T. Finance at McDonald’s Education Franchising Training Stock Control Stock Control Customer Services Finance Finance Education Customer Services Education Customer Services As the biggest family restaurant business in the world, McDonald’s vision is
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I assisted the Volunteer Services Department with recruiting volunteers. I was also trained to serve as a Restoring Family Links caseworker. As a caseworker, I conducted intake interviews, entered clients' information into a database, and delivered ARC messages by phone and in person. Occasionally, I helped the Disaster Action Team as they responded to families affected by house fires. I also conducted fire safety canvassing and
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the area that organizations have to deal with between employees and management. Union leaders can use to minimize conflicts between employers and employees (such as strikes) and seek agreements. Unions are organizations formed for the purpose of representing their members' such as employees to deal with their issues. In this paper, I will identify how unions and labor relations impact organizations. I have interview Clinton Harris a labor officer for his organization from Computer company in Virginia
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their work and family life (Attridge, 2010). Employees and family members will be eligible to receive free counseling for (Attridge, 2010): • Stress • Alcohol and drug problems • Legal and financial problems • Emotional problems • Child/Elder care • Grief and traumatic events The objective of the EAP will be to (Attridge, 2010): • Reduce cost of medical benefits • Reduce turnover • Reduce absenteeism • Increase productivity • Improve efficiency • Reduce lost-time accidents • Increase
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in Brief—the core idea 2 Leadership Lessons from India Reprint R1003G Leadership Lessons from India Idea in Brief The leaders of India’s biggest and fastestgrowing companies take an internally focused, long-term view and put motivating and developing employees higher on the priority list than short-term shareholder interests. To engage employees, these leaders create a sense of social mission that is central to company culture, encourage openness by developing and personally modeling systems
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the purpose of this paper, we were asked to select an article in the University Library that contains a research study in a functional area of our own job or a functional area we desire to be a part of someday. My intended field will be in mental health counseling; specifically, substance abuse counseling. I came through many years in active addiction. Overcoming those years led to my passion for the field in which I have chosen to embrace. I have selected to write based on an article from the
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Summary Nicholas P. Szydlek Jr. University of Phoenix HRM 531 August 31, 2010 Amona Blackwell Career Development Plan Summary InterClean and EnviroTech are in a unique position to become industry leaders in the cleaning and health care cleaning industry. The merger of these two leaders provides for the opportunity to offer new solutions based services to its current and future clients. For this merger to be successful and generate the most benefit for the company, the human resources department
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data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity The McKinsey Global Institute The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), established in 1990, is McKinsey & Company’s business and economics research arm. MGI’s mission is to help leaders in the commercial, public, and social sectors develop a deeper understanding of the evolution of the global economy and to provide a fact base that contributes to decision making on critical management and policy issues. MGI research combines two
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