...iPremier was not prepared for any sort of cyber attack, and their subpar performance during the 75 minutes was a clear representation of their operational deficiencies, lack of preparedness, and lack of leadership. This led to a complete disregard of any formal procedures and caused many involved to fall for common psychological traps. On page 281, Applegate lists four key emotional obstacles that must be overcome during an incident: 1) Emotional responses, including confusion, denial, fear, and panic, 2) Wishful thinking and groupthink, 3) Political maneuvering, diving for cover, and ducking responsibility, and 4) Leaping to conclusions and blindness to evidence that contradicts current beliefs. From the very beginning of the incident, there was confusion and panic with the people involved. However, amongst the panic, everyone did a decent job of prioritizing the safety of the customer’s information. Without a formal plan, it obviously took longer to diagnose the problem and to determine solutions, but Bob Turley did a good job of keeping everyone focused on the customers. However, he did not offer much support to Joanne Ripley, the one person who was actively trying to identify and fix the problem. For example, Turley didn’t even acknowledge the issue with Qdata when Ripley brought it to his attention during their first conversation. This is a complete misstep on Turley’s part since iPremier is paying Qdata to secure the iPremier firewall and offer 24/7 support, and this could...
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...HR Management Strategy Plan HRM/420 Human Resource Risk Management May 13, 2013 HR Management Strategy Plan A human resource risk management strategy plan is an integral part of an organization as it helps solve and reduce the problems an organization faces and/or will face. Risk management is managing potential risks that will or have posed a negative threat on a business and/or organization. Managing risk is a work process that not only is used to solve risks as they arise but also to reduce or eliminate future risks. With that said, Baderman Island Resort should have a solid HR risk management strategy plan in place in order to ensure future success for the organization. As we create a complete risk management strategy plan for Baderman Island Resort the following will be included: risk assessment and management program, health and safety programs, succession plan, and crisis contingency plan. The risk assessment and management program for Baderman Island Resort is designed to keep all employees and guests safe, trained and well informed. As for their health and safety program there are two important concerns that need to be addressed as we design the HR risk management strategy plan, these objectives include overall resort safety and promoting wellness. Employee wellness programs are important, as Baderman Island Resort wants to boost morale, improve health and fitness and increase productivity in the workplace. Succession planning is an integral piece of...
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...Artena Thompson | MNGT-5990 | Artena Thompson | MNGT-5990 | Over 3,000 workers polled in 2009 National Business Ethic Survey in the findings there was 49% observed ethical misconduct. The issues ranged from company resources abuse to bribes and illegal political contributions. The ethical misconducts/issues can fall within Employee Mistreatment, Customer Mistreatment, Unethical Employee Behavior, Corporate Intelligence Issues, and Accounting Practices. Employee Mistreatment can also be workplace abuse which is a behavior that causes workers emotional or physical harm. Harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence are forms of workplace abuse. These behaviors aren’t always distinguishable from one another because they frequently overlap. Harassment can be discriminatory, bullying can be a form of harassment, and any of these behaviors can lead to workplace violence. Employee Mistreatment can come from coworkers mistreating each other, managers mistreating employees, sexual mistreatment, assaults, discriminations against woman with lower wages, discriminations against minorities, and corporate bulling. In my research I found that corporate bulling happens more than one thinks and it’s a complex issue. While there are a variety of reasons why bullies choose to target other people, usually their behavior is driven by the bully’s need to control the targeted individual. These employees want to call all the shots. So they often insist on having things their way and...
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...Introduction Project Management Skill Set Assessment on a scale of 10=high, 1 = low Skills (add skills or attributes relevant to your role as applicable) self- assessment 2nd view importance (A/B/C) 1 Knowledgeable about technology 8 10 A 2 Ability to recognize what you don't know and figure out how to get it 8 10 A 3 Experienced in management generally; able to handle regular administrative responsibilities 10 10 A 4 Leadership skills 8 9 B 5 Organizational/political skills 8 10 A 6 Communication skills 7 9 B 7 Personal traits: honest/tactful 9 10 A 8 Personal traits: positive outlook 8 10 A 9 Personal traits: perception/insight 8 9 A Use this to assess your project management potential. Initially score yourself out of 10 for each skill in the self-assess column. Then validate or revise your scores in discussion with your boss or someone who knows you. Put these scores in the '2nd view' column - this is your actual assessment. At the same time confirm with the other person the importance of each skill (A, B or C, A = most important) for the job concerned. Your development priorities are therefore the lowest scores in the most important skills. A brief summary of my experience was that developing project management skills was challenging...
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...A good business plan business planning is well expressed as a general evaluation of an investor’s financial state is it current or an analysis to the future. These decisions can be based on individual or group that is looking for an expansion or establishing of a business that is already existing. Since funds play a greater role in the expansion, good steps on the way to handle the available funds are essential. Shan company will engage in a stiff competition if it plans to go overseas, the slope of this competition will generally depend on the available financial aid and the overall expenditure to keep the firm’s survival in the long run, these decisions play a greater role in the clinching of the ever available market in the states. The use of cash flows, current variables that are already known and asset values can be well applied in the process of building a strong financial decision. In the process of determining future certainty, many businesses tend to rely on the extrapolated asset values; this will tend to determine if the business has funds to sustain it in the long run. Through a comprehensive status many businesses can end up evading financial obligations, this will help in the generation of profits and maintain a positive pillar in its solvent status. There are various ways that a company can increase its overall revenue. The most common way for a public performing company is through shares or in the form of stock and bonds. Bonds allow a company to take loans...
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...By: Mr. Feyi Oluwaremi (B.Sc, MBA, FCA) Lecturer, Accounting Department Osun State University, Okuku Campus, Osun State. Nigeria, Africa CURRENT BANK CRISIS AND CBN’s INTERVENTIONS In June 2009, Nigerian Central Bank Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi took office. He certainly had an intuitive feeling about how deeply distressed his nation's banking sector was. Foreign risk management analysts had been issuing warnings about Nigerian banks and their toxic assets since January, 2009 and oil prices were down — always a harbinger of hard times coming for Africa's top oil producer. The current bank crisis emanated from greed and destructive capitalism of infinitesimal populace orchestrated by unguided bank reform of the then CBN Governor, Professor Charle Soludo. This position is succinctly narrated by the analysts and scholars as follows: According to Nigerian business journalist, Dayo Coker(2010): “It was simply greed and destructive capitalism.” He continued: “There was a chance to make millions and people seized it. The regulators failed the people.” Long before they failed the people, however, Nigeria's regulators inspired them with a plan to overhaul their convoluted banking system, and open Nigerian finance to the world. In 2005, then-Central Bank Governor Chukwuma Soludo whittled down Nigeria's 89 small-scale banks to a handy 25. The new banks born of Soludo's consolidation were bigger, broader in scope and had much more credit to lend —...
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...Marketing Analysis for Patek Philippe and Rolex by: Joe Tylutki TABLE OF CONTENTS: I. Introduction II. Situation Analysis III. Marketing Planning IV. Implementation and Control of Marketing Plan V. Conclusion INTRODUCTION: Keeping track of time has been a major part of human life and has been used since the beginning of man. For thousands of years devices have been used to measure and keep track of time. Sexagesimal systems have been used to keep track of time and dates back to nearly 2000 BC, in Sumer. The Ancient Egyptians used the movement of the sun to capture time by using large Obelisks. They divided the day into two 12-hour periods, which the human population still uses today to keep track of time (Wikipedia). Government SIC code 3873 Watches, Clocks, Clockwork, and Device/Parts have a myriad of directions that can be utilized to help one understand a specific field within this SIC code category. This marketing analysis will focus on two very distinctive wristwatches that are considered to be the best in the 3873 SIC code category. These two hand crafted wristwatches have been around for many decades and have change the way consumers tell time. The two brilliantly crafted wristwatches are that of high-end quality, design, the names of these high-end luxury wristwatches are Patek Philippe and Rolex. Each of these wristwatches possesses unique qualities that differentiate them from others. Patek Philippe invented the first wristwatch...
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...PPM Proposal: Planned Giving PPM Proposal: Planned Giving Development Team Alpha NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM FOUNDATION 4/14/2012 Development Team Alpha NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM FOUNDATION 4/14/2012 Executive Summary “Planned Giving,” as proposed by the NAMF Board of Directors, is forwarding for consideration by the NAMF Governance Council with Development’s highest possible recommendation for immediate initiation. With the exception of “Aircraft Restoration,” this project should be given NAMF’s highest priority. While this will result in some delays in completing NAMF’s Corporate Giving project, the lack of corporate philanthropic support during the recession, coupled with the potential exponential increases in ROI, make “Planned Giving” a very lucrative and very low-risk endeavor. Application of Portfolio Process In a world of fast paced technology and stiff competition, companies need a formalized approach and method for maximizing their portfolios, programs and projects, by assessing their impact on the business and the company’s capability to deliver. In developing and implementing such a process it is important to understand and evaluate the existing project inventory against a set of predefined criteria established by the portfolio management team. Excising non-aligned, redundant or those projects that do not provide value will release scarce resources for better opportunities. (Wiley, 2011). A firm understanding is thus required of what projects are in work...
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...Economic and Social Report On United Arab Emirates List of Tables and Graphs LIST OF TABLES | Table | Page no. | 1.Macroeconomic Indicator | 7 | 2.Sectoral Contribution | 8 | 3.GNI over the years | 13 | LIST OF GRAPHS | Graphs | Page | 1.GDP Over Years | 6 | 2.Sector Wise Contribution(2005-09) | 9 | 3. Average retail rents/region Comparitive Hotel Occupancy Rates | 11 | 4. Comparitive Hotel Occupancy Rates GNI of UAE over the years | 11 | 5. GNI of UAE over the years | 14 | 6. GNI per capita of UAE over the years | 15 | 7. Unemployment Rate 2006-2012 | 16 | 8. Unemployment and UAE Nationals Participation in the labour market. | 17 | * 9. Inflation in UAE in recent times | 18 | * 10. Average Retail Rents/Region * | 19 | * 11. Current Account Balance of UAE 2004-2014 | 20 | Contents Topic | Pageno. | 1.Introduction | 4 | 2.GDP of UAE | 6 | 3.Factors affecting GDP | 6 | 4.Contribution of different sector | 8 | 5.GDP of UAE in 2013 | 9 | 6.Hydrocarbon Sector | 11 | 7.GNP of UAE | 13 | 8.Unemployment rate in UAE | 16 | 9.Implication of unemployment rate | 17 | 10.Inflation | 18 | 11.BOP | 20 | 12.Fiscal Policy | 21 | 13.Monetary Policy | 21 | 14.Analysis of exchange rate | 22 | 15.Recovery from global Recession | 23 | 16.Conclusion | 24 | INTRODUCTION Thirty years ago the United Arab Emirates was considered...
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...and additional works at: http://scholarsarchive.jwu.edu/mba_student Part of the Accounting Commons, Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons, Business and Corporate Communications Commons, Finance and Financial Management Commons, Marketing Commons, Real Estate Commons, and the Strategic Management Policy Commons Repository Citation Juillet, Frederic, "Analysis of the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Industry" (2012). MBA Student Scholarship. Paper 6. http://scholarsarchive.jwu.edu/mba_student/6 This Research Paper is brought to you for free and open access by the The Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate School at ScholarsArchive@JWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in MBA Student Scholarship by an authorized administrator of ScholarsArchive@JWU. For more information, please contact egearing@jwu.edu. G Feinstein Graduate School Analysis of the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Industry An industry Analysis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the MBA Degree Course: MGMT 6800 Instructor, Gary Gray Ph.D Faculty Advisor, Martin Sivula, Ph.D. Frédéric Juillet February 9, 2012 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS Executive Summary In 2009, most REITs opted for the recapitalization of their balance sheets in order to respond to the recent global credit crisis, thus reducing their leverage and strengthening their financial statements (REIT, 2011b). In 2011, the REIT industry represented $54.3 billion in revenue and a profit of $7.8 billion...
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...INNO NATOUR. Lesson learnt from Innovation in Nature Based Tourism Services Contact: Faculty of Economics and Public Administration „Stefan cel Mare” University of Suceava Universităţii str., no. 13, Building H 720229 SUCEAVA, ROMANIA Phone: (+40) 230 216147 ext. 294 Erasmus IP web site: www.innonatour.usv.ro Faculty web site: www.seap.usv.ro University web site: www.usv.ro 2012 Subject to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without written permission of the copyright owners. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................ 5 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT.............................................................................................................. 8 STUDENTS OF THE 20112012 ERASMUS IP ...................................................................................... 9 LECTURERS, TUTORS AND EXPERTS OF THE 20112012 ERASMUS IP ................................. 10 RESULTS OF THE ERASMUS IP INNO NATOUR 20112012......................................................... 19 FINAL REPORTS OF THE WORKING GROUPS .................................................................................. 20 INDIVIDUAL POST CASE STUDIES OF THE STUDENTS ................................................................. 44 CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS ......................................
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...Conversely, new technologies such as efficient aircraft are allowing for more visitors to the region. A current concern is that of global warming, being a beach front city, this will affect the climate and cause beach erosion. The Gold Coast and Queensland are famous for the Sun and Surf as well as a very active party and bar scene, and some world famous events. The existing marketing plan has made good use of these factors, although the report has shown that it may be further refined. A brand-new aspect of the Gold Coast promotion has been introduced in the form of a new logo which consists of a rainbow theme. It has been designed to appeal to several markets such as self discoverers, active explorers, and stylish travellers, un-winders, social fun-seekers and connectors which are further outlined in the target market section. In order to promote the destination effectively, this report justifies that the existing types of advertising are very successful, although there is certainly room for refinement. The existing methods will be used in conjunction with new methods to create a successful new plan, including; media and print advertising, pricing discount, events and exhibitions, Internet and the Public Relations (PR). As well as this, the report also describes several...
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...Alicia Oriol Marketing Plan Marketing MKTG522 Group travel for Young Adults Prof: Heather Teague February 24th 2013 Table of contents Executive Summary Situation Analysis Market Summary SWOT Analysis Competition Product Offering Keys to Success Critical Issues Marketing Strategy Mission Marketing Objectives Financial Objectives Target Markets Positioning Strategies Marketing Mix Marketing Research Controls Implementation Marketing Organization Contingency Planning Conclusion Executive Summary Travel and tourism are critical to the American economy. This growing industry offers significant Potential for job creation across all regions of the country. Federal policies on matters ranging from national security to transportation and from trade to natural resources management affect travel and tourism, and its potential for growth. In a global economy, a range of businesses depend on travel and tourism policies to enable clients, customers, and colleagues to conduct business in the United States. In addition, ensuring that international visitors have a positive experience in America is an essential component of our public diplomacy and U.S. foreign policy. There are people who never left the US, there are some beautiful places that young people should visit and would enjoy visiting, being in the travel industry, I travel all over the world with my children, it is be both educational and entertaining. When you travel to the outside world, your...
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...and development. Indeed, the start of the 21st century witnessed various growing tourism trends that other nations followed and applied. Among these are the developments observed in global tourism’s latest visitor attractions. Thus, in this brief essay, the different tourism trends worldwide will be described. How these trends had affected the latest visitor attractions will also be discussed. Latest Trends Sports Tourism Sports in general have been an important aspect of global culture; it is in the conduction of sports where language and cultural barriers are replaced by the universal eagerness for such activities. Recently, several sports activities are being held in different countries, which in turn attracted a number of tourists. Diving, golf and yachting are some of the latest activities under sports tourism that are attracting a significant travel market portion, particularly in Europe, Unites States and Japan. The growing interest of foreign travelers for sports attractions is further stressed by the results of a statistical report where 62% of international tourism...
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