...MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING PIM 812 ------------------------------------------------- BOSTON LYRIC OPERA (BLO) 1. What are the benefits from developing a Balanced Scorecard at BLO? What challenges and barriers must Del Sesto and Dahling-Sullivan overcome to capture these benefits? * The general benefit of doing a Balanced Scorecard at BLO is that it will give them the possibility of translating (Digesting, landing) their RATHER ABSTRACT mission statement and strategy hypothesis to the more understandable language of measures and indicators. With the use of Balanced Scorecard, BLO human resources will also benefit in the form of taking their long run big objectives as a set of specific or detailed actions to reach specific goals in a daily, weekly or monthly basis. * They will face the challenge of building a strong relationship with their donors and patrons to raise money in fundraising type events and permanent contributions (i.e. monthly checks) like parishoners in a catholic school. They will have to get and use broad data about their donors and patrons and transform it into quantitative and qualitative information in a way they can define a sort of target market or segment. 2. The BLO working group has selected eight customer objectives for its three strategic themes (see bulleted items on pages 5-7 of the case, also summarized in the Customer row of Exhibit 5): * Develop loyal and generous supporters * Build reputation on national and international...
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...Ronnie Screwvala “ The best way to handle crisis is to fast forward your worst case situation. Align yourself to that.” He has established his presence in every media vertical from animation and gaming to film - making and distribution to TV production. He can be credited with many firsts, from pioneering India’s first cable TV operations to creating India’s first daily soaps. He introduced Home shopping and also adopted the modern studio approach of movie production in India. An attempt to unravel the man who changed the face of Indian media………………… Introduction Ronnie Screwvala is a self made man and an iconic figure in the networking media industry. The CEO and founder of the UTV group he has been one among many others to first introduce cable television in Mumbai. From a cable operator to a media giant he has not only reached the pinnacle of success but also overcome many struggles to survive in the entertainment networking industry. He has been the pioneer in adopting a modern corporate studio approach to film production, which has helped him grow step by step, reaching for the stars all the way. With his decision to back films that are entraining and content heavy, his production house has carved a niche for itself in the Indian and global market. In the recent years, Ronnie has established a higher market value by partnering with international media giants such as Walt Disney, Fox Searchlight, Sony and Overbrook...
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...Academy (#1)- Richelle Mead – Read 39 pages Charlotte’s Web- E.B White- Read whole book 2. I choose this order because the easiest book I read was Charlotte’s Web so that goes at the bottom. The hardiest one goes at the top. This was in my opinion of how hard the books I read were. 3. My favorite book was The Host. This was my favorite because it was very interesting and I didn’t know what the author’s next move was going to be. This book made me keep flipping pages and reading. My second favorite book was Vampire Academy. I love books with mystery and romance. This book was exactly that. Also I’m in love with movies or books with vampires! 4. 878/10 = 87.8 pages per week I noticed that I read better at home than school. This is because I’m less distracted. B.) Personally I love reading. Especially when it’s something I’m interested in or about someone I look up too. I love reading romance books. I also like mystery because it’s just very interesting to me and you never know what’s going to happen next. I enjoyed reading in class because it gave us time to relax and not write as much. I learned about myself that I read better when I’m comfortable under my blanket at home than a hard chair at school. I could suggest that you should let the students read outside more because that was fun! C. 1. Yes, I meet my trimester personal goals. I finished two books and started two. My trimester goal was to finish at least one. I had succeeded my goal. 2. A...
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...We Can Be Lovers Too In this day and age it seems that there is no romance left in our society. Sex is easily accessible with things like Internet porn and social media chatting, that we (as men) no longer have to try to attract a girl to us. The effort of romanticism is gone. The new generations of young men do not know what it means to show affection, romance or love. There still is some hope for romance and chivalry. Despite all of the social media distractions the young men in our society have to find a way to bring back the gentlemanship of generations past. Most of the time before two and a half years ago, 19 years old, I was one of those guys who I am talking about in this piece. I would go out to wild parties and hook up with girls whom I did not know the names of. My best friends and I would hang out, sit around talking about girls. We gossiped about the girls we had been with. Who ever got with the most girls was always the “coolest”. It was weird; back then, my definition of cool. My use of social media was strictly for finding new girls that I thought were hot and trying to hit on them through that social network. I would go on Facebook and Instagram seeing new and old couples thinking, “Ugh, that doesn’t look like fun, why would anyone want to be locked down like that?” Then go on with my day eating lunch either alone flirting with girls online. I enjoyed that time in my life though. I went through everyday, not giving a care about anything or anyone beside...
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...What is Film Genre? According to what has been told in the lecturer class, Film Genre is, 1. A category of artistic composition characterised by a particular style, form or content. 2. A genre film comprises easily recognisable images and a narrative structure that audiences are familiar with. What is genre bend? An unexpected end in any movie is called a genre bend. In the new generation movie style in the past decade, authors and directors try to has a plot twist ends in their movies more than rest of cinema history in the past. As for the session assignment question, I have chose the 1970 romance movie called “LOVE STORY”.The “LOVE STORY” is classic romantic movie full of emotions and love which can keep viewer eyes on screen while the movie is playing, but at the end it has an unexpected twist. The story is about a boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing. At the start the movie shows that how they met each other and then it shows the fantastic time that they spending together. Movie try to make viewer used to the happy romantic scenes to shows that everything is flowing graceful and give all perfect filings to viewers. However in continue the girl notices that she has a cancer which can kill her very soon. This is the beginning of the twisted part that gives shock to viewer. The viewer expected that the movie will has a...
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...500 Days of Annie Hall Romantic Comedy contains the favorable elements of both romance and comedy genres. Some notables are funny jokes and humorous plots, which surround a love story or the search of a true love. Woody Allen’s Annie Hall (1977) and Marc Webb’s 500 Days of Summer (2009) are both movies that fall under the genre “Romantic Comedy”. These two movies are connected in many ways, for each film contains relatable characters and effective narrative techniques to portray a realistic relationship. Each film is also able to portray the differences between the reality and expectations of a relationship in humorous ways that allow them to be called a romantic comedy. Alvy and Tom are two different characters with separate mindsets. In 500 Days of Summer, Tom Hansen, despite his passion to be an architect is an unmotivated greeting card writer who deeply believes in the concept of true love and soul mates. Whereas in Annie Hall, Alvy Singer is a pessimistic comedian and control freak that is seen changing things to benefit him. Both characters due to their attitudes on life and relationships bring forth different aspects that make them such unique and likable characters. Tom strongly believes that he will never be happy until he meets the person that he believes is ‘the one’ for him. Whereas with Alvy he pushes Annie and doesn’t fully accept either Annie’s insecurities or support her as she finds ways to work through them. Summer and Annie, like their male counterparts...
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...Tara Swan at Nickelodean Latin America (A) Kelly Fitz-Gerald January 5, 2014 Introduction For this paper, the discussion will be geared towards the dilemma that Tara Swan faces in regards to Nickelodean Latin America. Tara Swan is the team leader of Latin America Nickelodean launch. This project was one that Swan was extremely passionate about and therefore was conflicted when her doctor told her that her four month pregnancy was high risk. Swan had some important decisions to make and did not have much time to make them. In order for Nickelodean Latin America to thrive, a plan had to be implemented due to her extended absence which could last up to seven months. Based on the case details, it has been determined that Swan should appoint joint interim directors who would report directly to Swan’s executive assistant who in turn would discuss any issues that arose with Swan on an as needed basis. This way Swan can still be involved but have key players in place to handle issues. A number of Swan’s staff work remotely so it is not out of the question for Swan to also work remotely with the right person in place. Let us now take a look at some of the key players who would be suitable to step in as the joint interim directors. Key Players Swan had formed a team of 10 which was a lean team. She preferred to pay her team well instead of inflating costs by adding more bodies. Swan was constantly motivating...
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...Chapter 4 In this chapter, Gatsby tells nick all about his past. He says things that are very unlikely to nikc and he mentions and shows his disbelief. Gatsby makes claims of being connected to most wealthy and outstanding people in the country, and being from the world war. Towards the end of the chapter Nick learns that Gatsby loves Diasy and wants nick to arrange a meeting in order for Gatsby to come and meet her once again. Jordan is the one who informs nikc of this plan. A- Nick B- “Anything can happen now that we’ve slid over this bridge” C- Nick is very self relying, and has a lot to say to himself about everyone around him, but on the outside is very softspoken and humble. This is a good quality, and he is a very honest and trustworthy individual guy, but is often shy and a bit awkward. D- Nicks main role in this story is that he’s the narrorator, and all of these events are based on his life. He is a very down to earth guy, calm and collected with a bunch of crazy events and people surrounding him. Instead of being in surroundings thatmirror him as a person, he is almost in an opposing environment, rivaling his ways of living. “There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.” This quote goes to show a category for most characters in this book, for example Gatsby is a pursuer and a busy man. While someone like Daisy is the pursued. Being a go with the flow type of woman, instead of a go getter. A main symbolic item is that...
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...The Romance Genre One of the most common themes in films is love. In Bordwell and Thompson’s study The Classical Hollywood Cinema (1998), they calculated that 85 percent of Hollywood films has romance as their main plot. Which means in most Hollywood films, Romantic Love is a major concern. Contemporary American cinema still uses the same formal in romance films. Boy meets girl, boy loses girl and then boy gets girl in the end. Bellour a film critic, identifies this convention as pattern that constitutes classical Hollywood cinema as a whole (“Alternation” 88). This illustrates that Hollywood often portrays and idealized version of love. Hollywood’s emphasis on romantic love and courtship, is almost like a reflection of America’s commercial enterprise. Producing movies only for mass entertainment purposes. We happen to live in society in which the choice of partners and marriages completely free. Although Pierre Bourdieu (1990) has argued that our relationships and marriage patterns have been heavy influenced by cultural institutions. As Hollywood film is particularly addressed to young people, film can be seen as an institution that has influenced their formation of ‘habitus’ or their behaviour towards courtship. Popular romantic films are often provocative and complex. They tell us about ourselves as men and women. Sexual desire, love, relationships and our fallibilities and fears. They show us how our beliefs, what we should think and how we should behave. They...
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...Mediated Perceptions of Women and Female Adolescents: An Annotated Bibliography Green, C. (2013, April). The effects of romantic comedies on women and female adolescents. Paper presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), University of Wisconsin La Crosse, WI. In the article, Green points out how romantic comedies alter women’s and female adolescents’ perceptions of romantic relationships. She refers to Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory (as cited in Green, 2013) to explain how they learn from observation and copy behaviors that are depicted by romantic comedies. She advocates that romantic comedies cause women to have high expectations of their romantic relationships and that these movies or series support conventional patriarchal ideals and post-feminist ideologies. She explains that romantic comedies make women believe that the behaviors of the male partners that are depicted in the shows are truly ideal and should be expected in a romantic relationship. With all these explanations, the article answers my research question directly as can be predicted from its title. The article’s being supported with Social Cognitive Theory and concrete examples makes it more reliable. Moreover, it is quite recent. Johnson, K. R., & Holmes, B. M. (2009, July-September). Contradictory messages: A content analysis of Hollywood-produced romantic comedy feature films. Communication Quarterly, 57(3), 352-373. Retrieved from http://academic.csuohio...
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...competition at the retail level. Sky considers that the facts of the matter wholly contradict this assessment by Ofcom, and the inference that is drawn from it. Sky has already provided Ofcom with significant evidence collected by PwC, which shows that in relation to pay TV services UK consumers are well served compared to their European peers. Similarly, in its Response to Ofcom‟s Third Consultation Document, Sky demonstrated that Ofcom‟s proposition that examination of Sky‟s profitability shows that retail prices for pay TV services are excessive is without foundation.2 4. 1 Paragraph 4.410 of Ofcom‟s Third Consultation Document. Ofcom considers Sky Movies Action & Thriller, Sky Movies Comedy, Sky Movies Drama, Sky Movies Family, Sky Movies Premiere, Sky Movies Premiere+1, Sky Movies Sci Fi & Horror, Sky Movies Screen 1, Sky...
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...Should relationships put to a test? Some may answer this question with a big YES reflecting complexities in their relationships while some may oppose the idea, showing full confidence over their relationships. Both the views of two different people are correct in their own way. Emotional Attyachar, TV show that allows one to spy over his/her partner on stupid note of ‘loyalty’ is the origin of such tests. “Yes, loyalty tests are important because 90% of the men attract towards pretty faces very often. Such people are not trustworthy at all.” Says Ayush, IT professional. What makes people to approach such programs? Lack of trust, over possessiveness, good for nothing doubting nature may be few reasons behind it. But real people have real problems that are directly and indirectly catered to by such shows. Inspired from this UTV BINDASS hardcore, our city people found the way out to clear doubts of such beau at local level. One of the famous FM channel of the city, made it happen by conducting such loyalty test for its listeners. The program has proved fruitful for few and disappointing for the others. A suspicious girlfriend Riya after proven wrong, asked her boyfriend to pardon her for doubting on him via this FM channel. If you are so not sure on your love then why to regret after proven wrong? There are also people who consider the idea of such tests as ‘immoral’. “It means you yourself are not loyal that you are thinking to make your partner undergo such disgusting...
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...Movie Review on Serendipity Walking into this movie I had expected to like it. I am a sucker for clichés. Cliché romantic tropes, and anything that has to do with things of that sort such as fate, and love. Things like 27 dresses, dirty dancing, and the notebook are a few examples of romances I’ve been automatically drawn to because it contained those aspects in it. As a hopeless romantic sap, I can’t turn away from these movies no matter how bad. And they do get bad sometimes they are almost always disappointing. The movies that tend to have these aspects in them tend to be awful, and extremely predictable. But I still fall for it every time. Because what is more heartwarming than a couple brought together by fate when they were separated to never see each other again? Love causing people to crash into each other, over and over again like the waves do when reaching out to the beach sand. That’s Romantic, and I can’t keep my hands off of it. In this movie the two Jonathan Trager (John Cusack), and Sarah Thomas (Kate Beckinsale) meet in a Burlington store looking for gifts for their significant others but when they both go to grab the same pair of gloves they end up face to face with each other. From then on they connect, and a short romantic sequence starts with them at a café called serendipity, and at ice skating bonding, and getting close. It’s a sort of instant love connection that they begin to form within a few ours that both began to feel confused about it...
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...Hour by Carol Ann Duffy and Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare present two people’s ideas of love, and this is reflected in their relationships in which they depict. In Hour, a man describes how every moment with his lover is precious, and how he has overcome the hindrance of time. In Sonnet 116, the poetic voice attempts to define love in its most perfect form, by telling both what it is and what it is not. In both cases, the male speakers attempt to illustrate true love. Time is referred to in both poems as contradictory to love; however both relationships conquer time. In Hour, “Time hates love, wants love poor, but love spins gold, gold, gold from straw”. Duffy personifies time and love here as being enemies. The Love described is so strong that each moment lingers; it steals time, as the world slows down around them when they are together. Love overpowers time, as it is not susceptible to it; even if it is only for a short while, and “time hates” this, as it is usually in control. There is a reference to wealth throughout the poem, linking the great value of his lover to the great value of money, wealth. You cannot do anything in this world without money, and the lovers cannot do anything in this world without each other. Therefore, time “wants love poor”. It wants to devalue their relationship to stop them from profiting in love, so time is able to remain omnipotent. However “love spins gold, gold, gold from straw”. Love is precious and can change something worthless, no...
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...Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts The author of “Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts”, Jonathan Franzen is an acclaimed American novelist and essayist, he was born in 1959. The essay gives the reader a lot to think about when Jonathan Franzen expresses his feelings about the two types of relationships in which he was involved, the liking and the loving. He starts his article out by being overly obsessive about his BlackBerry Bold cell phone. I would say that he was being sarcastic. Jonathan Franzen talks about how humans use technology to replace the “bad things” in life. He appeals to his readers through pathos. He tries to speak to our feelings by saying “We can handle being disliked now and then, because there’s such an infinitely big pool of potential likers. But to expose your whole self, not just the likable surface, and to have it rejected, can be catastrophically painful.” He claims people are having a relationship to their cell phone or other technological devices. Through this essay Jonathan Franzen builds up an instance by using arguments saying we do not appreciate the physical world enough. Jonathan Franzen is using examples from his own life, how he did not appreciate it before he got his interest in birds. He means many people use technology as a replacement for something more and they do not realize it until it is all they have left to hold on to. Technology has evolved so much. Our devices will do what we want, when we want them to. They will...
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