...Case study: Andrew Ryan at VC Brakes 1. Analyze the effectiveness of the approach to change taken at VC Brakes. 2. Was Andrew Ryan effective? What could he have done differently? 3. Should Ryan stay at VC Brakes and continue to help with the TQM initiative? If so, what should he do differently? The approach taken was the right thing to do and in my opinion was well planned. The fact that it didn’t work out however means that it wasn’t the right fit for the organizational culture of VC Brakes. If VC Brakes had no division between the engineers and the rest of the operations I believe the approach would have provided successful results. Andrew Ryan was effective in his original endeavors as the senior manager of the engineering services (ES) team. However I think this question is referring to his task of implementing TQM into VC Brakes, so in that regard no he was not effective. Although TQM had great values Ryan was unable to break the divider between management and lower level employees to make progress with TQM. Lower level employees were said to have some creative and (in my opinion) easy to fix ideas on current operations. For example the box cutters that were standard were said to not be up to par. Although upper management didn’t change the box cutters out for new ones originally Ryan could have told upper management to change the box cutters simply as a way to get employees on board with the idea of implementing TQM. If Ryan had exhausted his efforts to make the change...
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...The VC Breaks/Andrew Ryan case study is a fairly typical example, based on my experience in medium to large size companies/corporations, of how corporate cultures are mishandled. This is yet another example of an improperly managed, yet much needed, culture change. From the beginning Ryan was put in a very difficult position where success was unlikely without a great deal of support from senior leadership and buy-in at all levels. What ends up happening is what Bridges warns about when he said “without proper transition, people and organizations end up mentally and emotionally back where they started and the change doesn’t work.” WHAT WAS THE SITUATION RYAN FACED IN HIS ASSIGNMENT AT VC BREAKS? It was clear that VC Breaks needed to make significant changes to maintain market share and relevancy industry wide. Externally, the economy was dramatically shifting consumer needs for VC’s current product line. Internally, weak executive leadership had not only allowed but fostered resentment between two critical departments that must collaborate to be successful. Bridges would categorize these changes as both reactive and developmental. It is also clear that VC Breaks had no corporate culture prior to being acquired by Crossroads. Departments were allowed to develop their own cultures and suited the personalities of their leadership, not the needs of the company or customer. After being acquired by a new parent company, VC is being forced to adopt and implement a new...
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...Capital Budgeting Net Present Value Theoretical Background The capital budgeting decision is basically based on a cost-to-benefit analysis (Chatfield & Dalbor, 2005). The cost of the project is the net investment and the benefits of the project are the net cash flows. Comparison of these constituents ultimately leads to project acceptance or rejection. As suggested by Bester (nd.), there are many advantages to using net present value as a capital budgeting evaluation technique. Some being as follows: * Incorporates the risk involved with a specific project. * Will depict the potential increase in firm value (i.e. the increase in shareholder wealth). * The time value of money is taken into account. * All expected cash flows are taken into account. * The method is relatively straightforward and simple to calculate. However this method does come with disadvantages. For example (Bester, nd.): * Outcomes are depicted in Rand values and not percentages, thus relative comparison may prove difficult. * NPV requires a predetermined discount rate (cost of capital) which may be difficult to calculate. “Academics have long promoted the use of NPV” (Correia & Cramer, 2008, pg 33). Net Present Value (NPV) is one of the most straight-forward and common valuation methods in capital budgeting. Stated simply, NPV can be defined as a “project’s net contribution to wealth” (Brealey, Myers & Allen, 2008, pg 998), and could also be observed as “an estimate...
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...Conjugal versus Revisionist Marriage: The ongoing debate in the U.S. over what constitutes marriage. What is Marriage? Are there qualifiers for what relationships can be classified as marriages? This paper will examine the arguments for defining marriage through the lens of Western Moral Tradition. According to the U.S. Government marriage is define as, §7. Definition of “marriage” and “spouse” In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word “marriage” means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word “spouse” refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife. (Added Pub. L. 104–199, §3(a), Sept. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 2419.) Where does the official United States Federal definition stem from? The answer to that question is not a single source but a series of teachings handed down from Western society stemming, arguably going back to ancient Greece and ancient Jerusalem. The legal use of marriage is not just for religious purposes but also for tax, property rights, and child rearing. Recently, a cultural divide has invigorated a debate on redefining marriage to include same sex or non-traditional unions as marriages. The debate is largely two sides each defining the specifics of what marriage entails. The first is referred to as conjugal view and the latter is revisionist view. Conjugal...
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...Ty Ryans Ryans 1 Mr. Scalia Comp 1020 May 2, 2014 Is Greek Life a Good Thing For Colleges? You may have heard of people like Mathew McConaughy, Donald Trump, Eli Manning, Brad Pitt, Erin Andrews, Alicia Keyes, and Jennifer Garner. This group of people are all successful but being successful is not the only thing they have in common. Each one of them were a brother or sister of a Greek Organization at the college they attended. A Greek organization is more formally known as fraternity and sorority groups. These groups are an organized society of men and women connected together in an environment of friendship and brotherhood or sisterhood. They are dedicated to the academic and social growth of its members. For many years people have tried to ban Greek groups from college universities. These people say that fraternities and sororities do nothing to help the university. These people are wrong. I believe that fraternities and sororities are positive organizations that help the college and the students do well and should not be banned. Fraternities and sororities make the college experience more enjoyable for students, members are active in the community and the university, and after they graduate they will have multiple connections because of the many brothers and sisters they have. Greek organizations have...
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... Strategic Management from My Point of Views Before implementing a selected strategy from several alternatives, we should carefully analyze and consider the selected strategy. Strategy analysis can take a longer time before coming to the decision-making process. The intention is that an organization will be on the effective condition and position in attempting created goals and objectives in various influences from internal as well as external factors. Sometimes internal and external factors change the level of intensity and urgency in conducting certain kinds of strategic decisions completely. The orientation of such specific strategies based on various assumptions is related to the assumption which has been used by the planner, in this case, a manager or leader in an organization to produce a decisive strategy. Managers or leaders have to fully aware that all consequences from the implementation of the strategy are being measured and estimated appropriately. After an organization formulating their strategy, then the working units in the organization can set some technical ways in conducting the strategy. The next step is an organization needs to implement their created strategies to gain the best results. Implementation of the strategy, which has been made and written, has aimed to reach a direction has been determined. People, who have also embodied the strategy, will be able to benefit and work successfully. The discussion in the strategic management includes how to manage...
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...BUSINESS LAW: CASE ANALYSIS 1 On October 15, 2003, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the M/V Andrew J. Barberi, en route from Manhattan to Staten Island went off its course and collided at full speed into a concrete maintenance pier just 1800 feet south of the slip at which it was intended to dock. That day the vessel, with a 6000 passenger capacity, was carrying nearly 1500 people. It traveled on a day that was clear but windy, one deemed acceptable for travel. Traveling at a typical speed of 14-16 knots the ferry had the ability to come to a full stop in 43 seconds in a space of 420 feet. On this day the ferry was commanded by Captain Michael Gansas who in turn assigned Assistant Captain Richard Smith to the helm. Both men met the requirements of the coast Guard regulations as certified as first-class pilots and both were licensed. Both men had consistently received positive performance reviews over more than ten years of experience with the Staten Island Ferry. Smith steered the ferry, accompanied by deckhand, Joseph Selch, who was assigned as a lookout, while Ganas, leaving Smith alone at the helm without reservation, was near the rear of the vessel making preparations for a future Coast Guard inspection. Selch and Smith carried on normal conversations throughout the trip. With just 3000 feet, to be traveled in two minutes, left to the journey, Selch was released from his lookout duties to go and prepare for docking. Smith was left alone in the pilothouse...
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...Stress and Anxiety on College Students Name: Institution: Date: Table of Contents Introduction 4 Statement of the problem 4 Significance of the study 5 Methodology 5 Literature Review 6 Results and analysis 9 Recommendations 10 Limitations 11 Conclusion 11 References 13 Abstract Academic stress, depression, and anxiety and their coping strategies are critical challenges facing college students. Every government invests heavily in education. Nevertheless, a research survey carried out among college students indicates that at any given time, 10 to 20 percent of the students’ population suffer from the stress-related psychological problem. This paper describes the research regarding the causes, trends, the nature of psychiatric morbidity, psychological problems, emotional adjustments, as well as management of stress among college students. The paper emphasizes the importance of counselling in helping students with emotional problems as well as suggesting preventive measures that ought to be implemented by universities such as enhancing awareness of seeking counselling services, setting up centres for counselling in colleges. It is also suggested that all colleges should compulsorily establish mentorship programs. Finally, all colleges should form a student health committee with members from health profession, initiate regular workshops, seminars, for both students and teachers on different issues of stress-related psychological problems as well as efficient coping...
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...Position Power 7 Solutions 7 Motivating 8 Refrence 9 Introduction ServIT is a New Zealand company dedicating to the training of professional graphic design software. The founder, Andrew Serva, used to work as Distribution Manager for Ingram Micro New Zealand Ltd. In 1995 he started evening classes on software training. Later he resigned and fully committed to ServIT. During 1996 – 1998, ServIT maintained a positive business but it would become had for Andrew to function solely. Early in 2000, Andrew’s wife Sally joined the company as a Director. Four years later ServIT grew stably with the relocation, the extension of courses as well as more staff engagement. ServIT had been complying a centralized organizational structure. As time passes, a number of changes taken place such as new appointment, establishment of graphic design service in house and software development services. As the company develops year after year towards new heights, it exhibited a lot of shortcomings in many aspects. But overall ServIT Ltd had a consistent growth. Problem Identification * Organizing From 1996 to 1998, the company is in a status of expanding. However, there was no departmentalization such as finance, marketing, sales or human resource management. Due to a lack of allocation of jobs, Andrew had to handle many tasks at one time which causes a delay of payments, disorganization etc. In terms of communicational problems, Sally, who later as a co-director of the company, failed...
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...In the scientific movie, GATTACA, which is directed by Andrew Niccol, the main character, Vincent Freeman pursues his lifelong dream of going into space but is crushed to find out that he is genetically inferior, naming him in-valid. He doesn’t give up but instead decides to buy the genes of a valid specimen named Jerome Morrow. Throughout the whole movie he runs into minor and major conflict that puts him to the test. Genetically modifying offspring is a long process that is becoming more common as the years pass on. Scientists usually use embryos that are incapable of producing offspring that will be able to survive in the real world but eventually they will have to use a live embryo. Once they get the embryo, the begin to alter the defect in it, trying to change its fate from a diseased life into a healthy one. Genetically engineering humans is wrong and like most, I am strongly against it for many reasons. It is morally wrong and people should accept themselves for who they are no matter what genetic defect they have....
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...Auteur Theory says that a director's film reflects the director's personal creative vision, as if they were the primary "auteur" (the French word for "author"). In spite of the production of the film as part of an industrial process, the auteur's creative voice is distinct enough to shine through all kinds of studio interference and through the collective process.” Auteur is a french word meaning ‘ Author’ Arising in France in the late 1940s, the auteur theory it was dubbed by the American film critic Andrew Sarris was an outgrowth of the cinematic theories. The features of being an auteur include; 1 having a recognizable style, 2 repeatedly returning to the same subject mater, 3 habitually address a particular psychological or moral theme, 4 employ a reoccurring visual and aesthetic style, 5 constantly work with the same actors or cinametogarphers or editors…ect , or demonstrate any combination of the above. Steven Spielberg is an auteur and today I am going to prove it. I will show you through his use of themes, subject matter, visual style, Collaborations, and Institutions. Steven Allan Spielberg was born to parents Arnold and Leahanni Spielberg. The older brother to three younger sisters, Spielberg began experimenting with film in his early teens making movies he would show at his family house. At 13, Spielberg was already showing glimpses of future greatness, even winning a prize for his 40-minute war film 'Escape to Nowhere'. The family often moved with his...
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...English 8 July 2014 The Use of Performance Enhancing Drugs Ryan Braun, a former Major League Baseball player was suspended for the rest of the baseball season for the use of performance enhancing drugs. Ryan Braun share with CNN News that “I am not perfect. I realize now that I have made some mistakes. And willing to accept the consequence of those actions.” The MLB’s commissioner points out that Braun had various unspecified breaches of the baseball’s drug program and violations labor of contract. For that reason, Ryan Braun will miss the total of 65 games without pay, the suspension will cause him to lose three million dollars out of his eight million salary. As an MLB spokesman shares with CNN that Braun is welcome to return after his suspension, as long as he’s making positive decisions that benefit Major League Baseball, whether it’s on field or off the field. Many professional athletes use PEDs to bulk up, build more muscles, and endurance; however, using PEDs nonstop can result in side effects like strokes, heart attacks, and death when used incorrectly. For the last couple of years, professional athletes from different sports have been caught for the use of PEDs or any other type of steroids, the players, usually a well-known person like Lance Armstrong and Alex Rodriguez. Although, the aid of performance enhancing drugs may provide entertainment to sports they also betray the values of sportsmanship; as well as give an unfair advantage over those who choose not to...
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...Getting Started Important note: The Burning Crusade is an expansion set to World of Warcraft. You must already have a properly installed copy of World of Warcraft in order to install and play this expansion. Installing the Game (PC) TM Welcome Back to the World of Warcraft! System Requirements: OS: Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4); Windows XP (Service Pack 2). Processor: Intel Pentium 3 800MHz, or AMD Duron 800MHz. Memory: 512 MB RAM, 1 GB RAM is recommended. Video: Minimum: 32 MB 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as an NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or above. Recommended: 64MB VRAM 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability, such as an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 class card or above. For a complete list of supported 3D cards, please visit: http://www.blizzard.com/support/wow/?id=aww0830p Sound: DirectX-compatible sound card. Install Size: 10 gigabytes of hard disk space. Installation Instructions Place The Burning Crusade CD/DVD into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. If your computer has autoplay enabled, an installation window will automatically pop up on your Windows desktop. Click the Install Burning Crusade button and follow the onscreen instructions to install The Burning Crusade to your hard drive. If the installation window does not appear, open the My Computer icon on your desktop and double-click on the drive letter corresponding to your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive to open it. Double-click on the Install.exe icon...
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...JS 5/1/2013 POLS 3315-001 Party Issue Valuations and Reassessments Why do political parties in the United States abandon or revisit specific issues? Moreover, what is the driving force behind a party making an issue politically salient? Some examples that could be correlated with these questions could be why the Republican Party has stayed silent on issues that many old-guard Democrats feel is contentious in the current administration, why the sudden recent ideological transformation of conservative party, or why many politicians steer clear from Wall-Street related subjects (even though lashing out against bankers these days is sure to garner some attention, and most likely support from the general public). All of these examples and more will be discussed in order to provide a sufficient answer as to why issues are left behind in the dust or put out prominently on display. There are numerous factors and variables to consider when trying answering such a question, one of which could be racial factors. It’s been largely documented that Latinos have been an increasingly growing electorate, going from 1 percent of voters from the 1950s to over 11% in the twenty-first century (Abramowitz 27). With this information in mind, it would make sense that the Democratic establishment is today trying to initiate immigration reform in the United States Senate, knowing that they’ll have an increasing amount of support from their Latino electorate. It should also be noted that although...
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...UNIVERSAL PICTURES and EMMETT / FURLA FILMS Present A MARC PLATT Production In Association with OASIS VENTURES ENTERTAINMENT LTD / ENVISION ENTERTAINMENT / HERRICK ENTERTAINMENT / BOOM! STUDIOS A BALTASAR KORMÁKUR Film PAULA PATTON BILL PAXTON JAMES MARSDEN FRED WARD and EDWARD JAMES OLMOS Executive Producers BRANDT ANDERSEN JEFFREY STOTT MOTAZ M. NABULSI JOSHUA SKURLA MARK DAMON Produced by MARC PLATT RANDALL EMMETT NORTON HERRICK ADAM SIEGEL GEORGE FURLA ROSS RICHIE ANDREW COSBY Based on the BOOM! Studios Graphic Novels by STEVEN GRANT Screenplay by BLAKE MASTERS Directed by BALTASAR KORMÁKUR –1– CAST Waitress Margie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LINDSEY GORT Roughneck #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HILLEL M. SHARMAN Robert “Bobby” Trench . . . . . . . . . DENZEL WASHINGTON Roughneck #3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AARON ZELL Marcus “Stig” Stigman . . . . . . . . . . . . MARK WAHLBERG Roughneck #4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HENRY PENZI Deb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAULA PATTON CREW Earl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BILL PAXTON Admiral Tuwey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRED J. WARD Quince . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JAMES MARSDEN Directed by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BALTASAR KORMÁKUR Papi Greco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EDWARD JAMES OLMOS Screenplay by . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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