...Camp Bow Wow: Innovative Management for a Changing World By: Elizabeth Ford Discussion Questions: 1. List the three broad management skill categories for each of the Camp Bow Wow leaders highlighted in the video. Organization- is a social entity that is goal directed and deliberately structured. (Developing a doggie schedule) Efficiency- Pertaining to the amount of resources, raw materials, money, and people, used to produce a desired volume output. (Being able to follow the doggie schedule in an appropriate manner) Performance- is defined as the organization’s ability to attain its goals by using resources in an efficient and effective manner. (Being able to not only keep yourself on task but the staff and dogs alike.) 2. Describe which activities at Camp Bow Wow require high efficiency and which require high effectiveness. The tasks at hand such as staying on schedule with meal times, meds, baths, nail trims when the dogs are uncooperative and having quarrels among each other require focus, attentiveness, being able to stay calm, and organized will help Camp counselors be able to perform their duties and make sure the doggies get excellent care, and attention. 3. List two activities that leaders at Camp Bow Wow perform daily and identify the prominent managerial role for each. Stathis makes sure that the dogs get fed, get their meds on time, and that everyone is doing what they are supposed to do. This requires organization, and staying on...
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...George Alan O'Dowd at Barnehurst Hospital in Bexley, Kent on 14 June 1961, to Gerald and Dinah O'Dowd, who were originally from Thurles, County Tipperary in Ireland. He is one of six children. His siblings are Richard, Kevin, David, Gerald, and Siobhan. He was a follower of the New Romantic movement which was popular in Britain in the early 1980s. George and his friend Marilyn were regulars at The Blitz, a trendy London nightclub run by Steve Strange of the group Visage. George and Marilyn also worked at the nightclub as cloakroom attendants. Boy George's androgynous style of dressing caught the attention of music executive Malcolm McLaren, who arranged for George to perform with the group Bow Wow Wow, featuring Annabella Lwin. Boy George's tenure with Bow Wow Wow proved quite popular, much to the dismay of Lwin, the group's actual lead singer. His association ended soon afterwards and he started his own group with bassist Mikey Craig. Next came Jon Moss (who had drumming stints with The Damned and Adam and the Ants), and then Roy Hay. The group called themselves In Praise of Lemmings, but the name was later abandoned, and they settled on the name Culture Club The band recorded demos that were paid for by EMI Records but the label declined to sign them. Virgin Records expressed interest in signing the group in the UK, while Epic Records would handle the US distribution. They recorded their debut album Kissing to Be Clever and it was released in 1982. The single...
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...February 28, 2016 How to Get the Best Bark from Your Pooch: Doggie Daycare and Social Media Camp Bow Wow is a doggie daycare center that opened in December of 2000 that offers many other services besides: Grooming, boarding and in-home training are just a few. Since then, locations have sprouted up across the country. As of right now, they do have a presence on the internet through social media, but are not using it to their full advantages, especially when it comes to helping pets out within a community. Over the past decade or so, social media has been a vital part of how a business functions. According to an article by Drew Hendricks, the history of social media really began to gain popularity in the early 2000’s. YouTube came out in 2005 and Twitter and Facebook has been sweeping the nation with growth since 2006, nearly having 1.8 million users. (Hendricks 2013) The best practices used by businesses today are to, according to blogger Trish Forant are “To keep the social media” meaning to, engage with your customers in a positive way. She also states to really focus on a business’s voice and tone; whether a business wants to target a corporate or casual audience. Whether a business wants to have just a strictly professional look or do they want to reach more out to the masses by having a casual business? (Forant 2013) When looking at Camp Bow Wows Facebook and Twitter pages, they definitely have a target audience that spans across all ages. It is...
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...January 18, 2015 Case 1 Question: Explain two activities that leaders at Camp Bow Wow perform daily, and identify which of the managerial roles discussed in the chapter figure prominently for each. The two activities, which leaders at Camp Bow Wow perform daily, are such as taking care of dogs and answering phones. After thoroughly watching the video, reading chapter one and also from my understanding of the chapter, I can point out the managerial roles that are connected to the video and the book. Candace, who happens to be the general manager at Camp Bow Wow, performs the interpersonal functions, which consist of figurehead and liaison. Candace way of playing those roles is that she have to keep the customers happy at all time and also making sure that the dogs are happy, safe and well-taken care. According to our textbook Liaison role defined as “ the interpersonal role managers play when they deal with people outside their units” (Williams, 2014, pp. 11). On the other hand, Camp Bow Wow owner Sue utilizes the decisional roles of entrepreneur and resource allocator. The owner acts upon decisional roles by hiring management team to help support and manage her business. For example, promoting Candice to general management has helped Sue in a lot of ways with her business. The owner also performs disturbance handler role where she mentions that when customers are having hard time with the company, as managers, they tend to do what they can to fix the issue and make their clients...
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...diagnostic? In the case of each manager, which of these skills seems most in evidence in the video? Which of these skills would you consider most important for a manager at a business such as Camp Bow Wow Boulder? : Sue Ryan performed each of the three basic managerial roles by interacting with employees, looking for something very informative and making decision to the right. As a manager, both Ryan and Stathis must make use of the four critical managerial skills. they should develop their own technique and interact with their team member continuously. Also, according to the concept which is built at the beginning, they should diagnose the right. Those play essential role in management. Above all, I think that interpersonal skill is the most important for a manager at a business such as Camp Bow Wow Boulder. They want the person who has leadership. Learning leadership occurs in organization. That's why the interpersonal skill is more important to them 2. What can you say about managerial practices at Camp Bow Wow Boulder by applying each of the three contextual perspectives on organizational behaviour - systems, situational, and interactional? Which perspective seems to be the most useful in describing the way the business's managers go about their jobs? : Managerial practices in Camp Bow Wow Boulder have their own system and make their team member follow the system. So they show a certain degree of consistency in the operation of each location. But, sometimes it is set in...
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...Principles of Management 1. The corporate culture is reflective of the surface level of Camp Bow Wow by the adaptability shown by the owner how she had other businesses that didn’t work and then her family re introduced the idea of Camp Bow Wow and it ultimately became successful. Camp Bow Wow had to change its culture when it became a national franchise because the owner has hire others that are all in on her business and have them understand the culture she wants to portray.. Her personal story has an impact on the employees by showing that you have to be passionate about what you do and put all your effort into your business if it is to be successful. It gives the employees at franchise and corporate that you can make things work no matter how tough the challenge is. 2. The values and beliefs of the company is that everyone in the company believes in it and they get their belief from the owner who believed in her company and made it work. They see what she went through to get her company from where it was to the franchise that it is now. The owner could be viewed as an organizational hero for being able to stop all the businesses and jobs she was doing and pursue what she really wanted to do with her late husband. Having that organization hero leading her company reflects on the employees in a lead by example type of way. 3. Camp had to change its culture by adding logos to their company and making an internet presence for themselves. The work they did on those...
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...covered in the chapter, followed by a set of lesson plans for you to use to deliver the content in Chapter 1. Lesson Plan for Lecture (for large sections) Lesson Plan for Group Work (for smaller classes) Assignments with Teaching Tips and Solutions What Would You Do? Case Assignment––Netflix Self-Assessment––Is Management for You? Management Decision––Should We Try to Make More Money Management Team Decision––Negotiating with Investors Practice Being a Manager––Finding a Management Job Develop Your Career Potential––Interview Two Managers Reel to Real Video Assignment: Management Workplace ––Camp Bow Wow Review Questions Additional Activities and Assignments |Highlighted Assignments |Key Points | |What Would You Do? Case Assignment |After a period of phenomenal growth, Netflix faces several challenges as it looks | | |to develop new ways to deliver movies. | |Self-Assessment |Students get a first glimpse to determine if their skills overlap those required of| | |managers. ...
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...I. The Environment of Business 1. What Is Business? © The McGraw−Hill Companies, 2007 C H A P T E R 1 What Is Business? Learning Objectives After studying this chapter you should be able to: 1. Differentiate between the three meanings of business as commerce, business as an occupation, and business as an organization, and identify the four main kinds of productive resources. 2. Understand how the forces of supply and demand determine fair, or market, prices. 3. Appreciate how a company’s business model is the source of its competitive advantage and can mean the difference between merely making a profit and profitability. 4. Recognize the way specialization and the division of labor lead to increasing profits and wealth via the market’s “invisible hand.” 5. List the reasons why business organizations are created and how they facilitate commerce and lower transaction costs. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT ? What if you went to your supermarket and found only one brand of toothpaste? Suppose there was only one pizza shop in your town and it charged $25 for a small pie. Economic principles such as the laws of supply and demand create the selection and prices we find when we buy, whether it’s gasoline or hamburger. This chapter will help you understand how business principles work and why companies try to add value to products and services that will appeal to customers and create a competitive advantage. The products we select compete with others for our attention and dollars...
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...THE MAGIC TICKETS We want to introduce you to a very unique ant. Not your typical black ant, but this one was born a unique purple color. When they saw her for the first time, her mother Yvonna Mae and Father Jimmy James stood proud. Mom exclaims, “We love her no matter what. She looks as beautiful as my favorite flower!! Oh, Jimmy! Let’s name her Peony – Pee– oh – nee. You know, my favorite flower!” “Dear, you always say it wrong – it’s Pee–ah -‐nee. And of course, she needs your cute middle name – Mae. Pee–ah -‐nee Mae.” “Oh, no, she is so unique and different, it HAS to be P Pee– oh – nee Mae. She is destined for great things, Jimmy James, GREAT THINGS. I just know it!!…” They soon find out she likes to dance. She loves to wiggle, to jiggle, and jump up and down. “What’s the matter...
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...Ozark Mutts & Meows Marketing Plan Ozark Mutts & Meows Marketing Plan 1.0 Executive Summary Ozark Mutts & Meow is a start-up company entering a new market of mobile veterinary services and in-home pet sitting services. The pet service industry in 2011 spent $50.96 billion (APPA). In 2012, APPA estimates pet service spending to increase to $52.87 billion. Mobile veterinary services and in-home pet services will change the way pet owners will receive services for their pets. Pets will be allowed to remain in the comfort of their own environment (home or property) which in turn creates less stress on the pet. Pet owners will benefit from these services because they will not need to travel to a stationary location in order to receive veterinary services or pet sitting services. There were 72.9 million homes in the United States with pet in 2011 (APPA). Ozark Mutts & Meow will be creating a unique service to the market with minimal competition from competitors in other markets. The company will achieve fast market penetration through use of online and offline advertisement, building of customer loyalty and brand awareness, and outstanding customer service. 2.0 Section Analysis Ozark Mutts & Meow is entering its initial year of operation. According to the 2011-2012 American Pet Products Association (APPA) National Pet Owners Survey, 62% of United States households own a pet, which equates to 72.9 million homes. The APPA survey shows there were $13...
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...CONTEXT Growing up, Suzanne Collins was a military brat. Her father was a career airman in the United States Air Force, as a result, Collins and her siblings—two older sisters and an older brother—moved around frequently, spending time in numerous locations in the eastern United States as well as in Europe. The military, in fact, played a leading role in the family’s history. Collins’s grandfather had served in World War I, her uncle served in World War II, and the year Collins turned six, her father left to serve his own tour in the Vietnam War. War, consequently, was a part of life for Collins, something very real and not just an abstract idea. While her father was gone, she would sometimes see video footage of the war zone on the news, and she recognized that her father was there fighting. Though her father returned after a year, Collins’s connection to war didn’t end. In addition to being a soldier, Collins’s father was also a military historian and a doctor of political science. That knowledge and experiences serving in the Air Force and fighting in Vietnam had a profound effect on his relationships with his children, and he made sure they learned what they could about war. While other girls’ fathers were telling them fairytales, Collins’s father educated her about military history. When the family was moved to Brussels, Belgium, for instance, her father educated her about the region’s violent history and took her on tours of the country’s historic battlefields. Eventually...
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...Short 'n' Simple Skits for actors or puppets Hansel & Gretel, by J. Jaquish - an easy play for 14 actors & a reader, about 15 - 20 minutes long. The Way I Remember It, by J. Jaquish - a medium difficulty play for age 6+; 13 or more actors, about 15 to 20 minutes. Little Orphan Annie (a scary poem acted out) by James Whitcomb Riley, adapted for stage by J. Jaquish. 5 to 7 children & 3 to 5 adults. Skits for Scouts, by R. Gary Hendra Taliban Pizza phone skit + Osama Bin Laden's Memo to Cavemates Skits & Other Plays at A-Z Scripts & Puppets for Home Schoolers Excellent Readers Theater Scripts by Aaron Shepard, Folk Tales & Historical Fiction, grades 3-9 Richard Nathan's Imaginative and Quirky Short and Long Plays, Horror and Science Fiction, etc. (small and medium size casts) CONTACT Jeannette Jaquish FunAntics Theater Scripts HOME PAGE ----------------------------------------------- If you like, Donate $1 to FunAntics at this link: ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form --------------------------------------------------- Many comics make good short skits. Check out: Calvin & Hobbes (sold in book form now) and Dilbert and Zits for skits using ordinary clothing and few props. Other comics in the newspaper make good short skits. Make a Laugh-In Joke Wall (ask someone born before 1959 what Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In was). Slit a refrigerator box down one corner so you can open it up and...
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...Shattered Glass By J.I. Chavez Chapter 1:NIGHT I was trained with high hopes when I was very young. I was put threw Military training after I hit my gym teacher last year and he chased me with his gun and I was forced to take cover behind my class mates most injured or fine. (no one died). He got in his car and chased after me all the way to a Army base in Georgia. Well after that things just got creepy. He was still chasing me even after I jumped the nine foot wall into the base.(I didn’t remember running like that in forever. I remember doing it once but that was three years ago). While he was chasing me I was doing the obstacle with the other trainees and passing them during the firing of my teachers gun. Then the sergeant and some trainees took hold of my teacher so he couldn’t hurt me and then I reached the end of the obstacle swung on the rope flinging myself back to the beginning of the course where my teacher was being held. I panted a bit but then it stopped and I blacked out. I woke up in the hospital with my dad sleeping in a chair and to my surprise the sergeant that helped save me. “Morning sunshine.” He told me which was a shock cause I thought these guys were hard core. Apparently not all, but dad was asleep so he was the only one I could talk to. “How…how long was I asleep?” He managed a laugh. “About two days. Jeez you are no different from my soldiers the first thing they ask when they get up from a fight or something the first thing they ask is “”How...
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...CREED CASE LAW REVIEW May 2012 INTRODUCTION When the Ontario Human Rights Code became law in 1962, creed was one of the original grounds of discrimination. This was likely to deal with the fact that at the time, there was significant overt discrimination against religious minorities. Over time, Canada’s legal and societal approach to creed rights has evolved significantly. However, it continues to be one of, if not the, most complex and controversial area of rights law. Perhaps more than any other ground in human rights codes, creed rights tend to give rise to strong opinions, even among those who may not otherwise have much to say about human rights. Everything from what is creed (and what beliefs and practices are protected under the ground of creed), how creed claims are proven, how creed must be accommodated and what to do where creed bumps up against other rights have led to judicial interpretation and public debate. In Quebec, the provincial government appointed a Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences 1 in response to public discontent concerning accommodation of, among other things, creed rights. This may be in part because creed is unique in some respects. It encompasses not just innate personal characteristics but also covers associated practices and beliefs. Rights in relation to religion have been recognized as not just equality rights, but also among the “fundamental freedoms” of every Canadian as listed in s. 2 of the Canadian Charter...
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...BUS357 Starting and Managing a Business Assignment 2 – Group based Assignment January 2013 Presentation 1. Executive Summary This document proposes the feasibility of opening a new Pet Lovers Centre Franchise outlet at the proposed recreational hub at the site of the former Parkland Golf Range in 2014. We see a need for more pet friendly facilities at East Coast Park and we believe that of all the pet franchises operating locally, Pet Lovers Centre has the most compatible business practices and values with our intended business. With steady growth in both the pet population and pet product sales in Singapore, we are targeting the middle class segment primarily, with products priced between $1, up to $500. Our main focus is on dog owners who enjoy bringing their dogs out to play at the beach or park. With an existing market share of 49.7 percent, Pet Lovers Centre is well positioned to benefit from the increased exposure towards pet activities once the hub opens. Our financial projections show that the project will be financially feasible with gross profits of about $300,000 annually, and net income of about $100,000 each year. Our monthly breakeven point requires us to sell roughly 67 units of pet accessories with an average worth of $150, as well as 53 grooming and training appointments worth $350 per session to meet costs monthly. Our estimated starting capital required is $300,000, 50% of which will come from shareholders as equity and...
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