...study and research have been applied | M1: To achieve M1 you need to identify some of the types of benchmarking strategies used by organisations and analyse at least four of the stages used in Benchmarking, state some of the advantages of using the technique OR Identify and analyse the 7 elements in McKinsey’s model (Task1) | M2 Select/design and apply appropriate methods/techniques, by using a range of sources of information | Appropriate learning methods/techniques have been applied | M2: To achieve M2 you need to compare, strategies and demonstrate how they (PESTEL and Porter’s Five Forces ) influence your chosen organisation or as (Task2) | M3 Present and communicate appropriate findings by using an appropriate structure and approach | Coherent, logical development of principle/concepts for the intended audience. | M3: To achieve M3 Present or communicate your choice or chosen strategy using any structured method or approach. (Task 2) | D1 Use critical reflection to evaluate own work and justify valid conclusion | Conclusions have been arrived at through synthesis of ideas and have been justified.Realistic improvements have been proposed against the defined characteristics for success | D1: To achieve this critically evaluate the use of limited growth and market penetration strategies including Ansoff’s Matrix (Task3 ) | D2 Take responsibility for managing and organising activities | Activities have been...
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...| |Simon Masuku | |Interval Verifier |Alan Jeffery | |Date issued |Completion date |Submitted on | |1st May 2015 |3rd July 2015 before 12:00 midday | | |Assignment title |Managing Financial Resources and Decisions - Shaping Your Future – A Vocational Scenario | |LO | |Assessment Criteria |In this assessment you will have the opportunity to present |Task no. | | | |Learning Outcome | |evidence that shows you are able to: | |Evidence | | | | |...
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...REACTIVE STANCE ?? OR PROACTIVE STANCE ?? WHAT WILL YOU CHOOSE TODAY ?? Reactive Stance • They focus on keeping up, protecting their existing markets and improving their performance Proactive Stance •They focus on executing shaping strategy and using technology changes to create new business ecosystems Example : Google’s Ad Sense WHAT IS A SHAPING STRATEGY? • A shaping strategy is no less than an effort to broadly redefine the terms of competition for a market sector through a positive, galvanizing message that promises benefits to all who adopt the new terms • Example: Bill Gates in early 1980s. (mainframes to desktop machines). • Strategies can be of two forms: – – Disruptive innovation Mergers & Acquisition driven DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION • In simple terms disruptive innovation helps – create a new market – goes on to disrupt an existing market – displaces an earlier technology • Innovations that improve a product or service in ways that the market does not expect, by designing for a different set of consumers in the new market and later by lowering prices in the existing market. – Example: Dell and Southwest Airlines DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE • Unlike the other technical (disruptive) innovations like steam engine, electricity which stabilized after businesses harnessed their potential, digital infrastructure is constantly improving • New powerful enabling infrastructure. • Provides potential for small actions and investments to make an impact disproportionate...
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... | | |Berlin Asong | |Internal Verifier |Alan Jeffery | |Date issued |Completion date |Submitted on | |26th January 2015 |27th March 2015 before midday | | |Assignment title |Business Environment - Shaping Your Future – A Vocational Scenario | |LO |Learning Outcome |AC |In this assessment you will have the opportunity to present evidence that |Task no. |Evidence | | | | |shows you are able to: | |(Page no) | |LO1 |Understand the |1.1 |Identify...
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...The CIPD’s Shaping the Future and Next Generation HR flagship projects have both explored the important issues of sustainability. Shaping the Future in particular warns against the dangers of ‘talent tunnel vision’ taking a short-sighted view on talent strategies which are solely focused on the needs of the here and now. Often organisations pay too little attention to identifying and developing the capabilities that individuals will need in the long term. This implies a leadership/talent management capability gap with too much focus on the operational needs of today rather than the organisational imperatives of tomorrow. It’s never too late to start equipping your people with the skills and knowledge they need to meet both present and future challenges. So what practical recommendations can we make for resourcing and talent professionals, drawn from our Shaping the Future evidence? Audit your organisation’s current skills and future capabilities If you haven’t done so already, conduct a thorough inventory of your organisation’s current skills and map those against the capabilities you are likely to need in the future. Hold forecasting sessions which look at macro and micro trends, how these will impact your way of working and the changes that will be required for future success. Build your talent and succession pipeline You also need to be proactively building up your talent pipelines (horizontally and vertically), so that you are developing people...
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...Your Strategy Needs a Strategy The internet software industry would be a nightmare for an oil industry strategist. Innovations and new companies pop up frequently, seemingly out of nowhere, and the pace at which companies can build—or lose—volume and market share is head spinning. Still, the survey found, in practice many rely instead on approaches that are better suited to predictable, stable environments, even when their own environments are known to be highly volatile or mutable. Here we present a simple framework that divides strategy planning into four styles according to how predictable your environment is and how much power you have to change it. Using this framework, corporate leaders can match their strategic style to the particular conditions of their industry, business function, or geographic market. How you set your strategy constrains the kind of strategy you develop. With a clear understanding of the strategic styles available and the conditions under which each is appropriate, more companies can do what we have found that the most successful are already doing—deploying their unique capabilities and resources to better capture the opportunities available to them Finding the Right Strategic Style Your choice of strategic style should begin there as well. Although many industry factors will play into the strategy you actually formulate, you can narrow down your options by considering just two critical factors: predictability (How far into the future and how accurately...
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...By: Frances Elaine S. Araga Fourth Year –Pythagoras Shaping an Exceptional Annean Identity Yes, we are all Anneans here, but before anything else, let me ask each one of you a simple question. As an Annean, how far do you know yourself? This inquisition has left many people on a crucial case. However, we have this concept called exceptional identity which can help us visualize ourselves more. Too often we tell ourselves we aren’t smart enough or attractive enough or talented enough to pursue our dreams. We buy into what other people say about us, or we put restrictions on ourselves. The confusion lies in here. How can we, as an Annean, make our contribution? How can we shape our exceptional identity to be a productive citizen of our own country? As we live each day of our lives and through influence of Ste. Anne, we develop a greater emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual well-being. We also make positive life choices and been a productive members of our community. Through her we taught to work all together in a Christ-centered environment through sharing catholic values, beliefs, personal strength, talents and many gifts to others. We work hard for each of our own responsibilities. Most of us believe that every one of us has a mission that makes us want to influence the world for the better. We’re like missionaries, volunteers, writers and artist. We all help spread the messages of God even if in these days that there are people who are confused of what the...
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...CHAIRMAN’S NOTE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MODULE 1: ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE INDUSTRY Malaysian Economic Performance – Overview for the Year 2012 3 6 11 13 C&M Industry Performance – Overview 2012 Global and Malaysian GDP Growth Communications Services Contribution to Growth Bursa Malaysia ACE Market – An Overview of Licensees C&M Industry Financial Performance Overview Telecommunications Companies Broadcasters Trends of C&M Companies Financial Performance Digital Signature C&M Revenue by Services Market Segment ARPU Comparison Contribution of the C&M Industry to Bursa ...
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...beginning of class as assigned by professor * Include a copy of the rubric with the hardcopy of your essay * Submit an electronic copy to Safe Assign on your assigned due date. Topic: Reflections: Leadership Development as you transition from learner to practitioner This essay is a critical analysis of your personal journey reflecting on your leadership skills development as you transition from being a student to a practice RPN. It may be helpful to focus on one significant experience and/or challenge: Examine how it made you feel made and how you have grown and developed leadership skills as a result. The primary focus is on your development of leadership skills as you transition from learner to practitioner. It should be honest and include examples, details, and relevant literature to support your opinions and thoughts. A good reflective essay should help you to understand yourself better. It must be written in the first person. Though this is a reflective paper, you need to clearly support your thoughts and ideas with references from the literature. Theoretical references may come from the literature related to leadership theory, power, conflict management, and change management theory. A minimum of four (4) different reference sources are required and must be drawn from journal readings as well as the listed leadership texts available from the library. *Your paper must be proof read, carefully edited and follow APA format. See the rubric for a detailed grading...
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...CASE 12.1 : THE POWER AND POLITICAL OF PRIVACY ON SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES. Question 1. What is your opinion regarding these online privacy issues? To what extent are you concerned about how your personal information of facebook,myspace and google.? My opinion regarding this online privacy issues is those web that created should be have higher protectional to user for security. I don’t think that all user want to publish or share their personal information and activities to third parties. In this issues the government should play role by make a strict rules for website protocol in order to control these issues. According to this case mark zurkerberg were trying to penetrate their product or service, but the way that he implement were little inappropriate. he may ask the the user to get approval in used their detail. Like I just said before not all user are willing to share or publish their personal detail and activities. ……………. Question 2. Looking back at the section on “ political influences tactics” in this chapter, which tactic did facebook’s ceo Mark zuckerberg use after he change the term of use on facebook on febuary 4, 2009? Describe? The type of political influences that mark zuckerberg use in febuary 4 2009 is legitimating tactic. He use this tactics when change the term of use that facebook can use user information. Mark Zuckerber quietly changes the term by using support that he made those action based on policies and rules of company. In patch up back...
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...The Two Sides of the Family Business The Two Sides of the Family Business Many people may think it would be wonderful to run their own business. They can imagine the freedom of being their own boss, making the decisions in the day to day running of their company, and keeping the profits for themselves instead of spending their blood, sweat, and tears for someone else’s benefit. And if this was a family business? That can make it seem even more attractive. Working with loved ones, sharing in the fruits of your labors together. But this can be a very romantic notion, especially when we look to business outside of the United States. It is true that being part of a family business can have the advantages as stated above, but it also comes with its own list of hardships that may not be suffered by a non-family run company. There can be many pros and cons to both types of businesses, and with that means different types of strategies to overcome individual obstacles. This takes looking at both types of companies from the outside with an objective eye and seeing what the advantages of each are as well as the pitfalls. In the United States it can be decidedly easier to start up a business than in other countries. We have more access to capital than many other places, as well as things such as crowd funding, or even just working and putting money aside until we have enough funds for a startup. This however is often not the case in more disadvantaged areas, particularly in African...
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...therefore, to focus on the behaviorist learning theory which believes that learning occurs as a result of stimulus – response association and the interest of this group is on the overt behavior or human beings. Prominent among these exponents, are; The Russian scientist, Ivan Pavlov, Edward L. Thorndike, B. F. Skinner, Watson, Guthrie and C.L. Hull, among others. Beneath the behaviorist theory are the following behavioral therapies which are; the classical conditioning and the Operant conditioning, etc. From the operant conditioning are several behavior modification techniques as well as in the classical conditioning techniques. However, this paper will discuss how shaping, which is a form of reinforcement technique, an offshoot of the operant conditioning theory, can be used in solving a counselling problem. Shaping or successive...
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...consider several issues that will have two conflicting points of view or very different conclusions. As you look over a list of topics you should find one that really sparks your interest. While a strong interest in a topic is important, it's not enough. You next have to consider what position you can back up with reasoning. It's one thing to have a strong belief, but when shaping an argument you'll have to explain why your belief is reasonable and logical. As you explore the topics, make a mental list of points you could use as evidence for or against an issue. Consider Both Sides of Your Topic and Take a Position Once you have selected a topic you feel strongly about, you should make a list of points for both sides of the argument. One of your first objectives in your essay will be to present both sides of your issue with an assessment of each. Of course, you will conclude that one side (your side) is the best conclusion. In the planning stage you will need to consider strong arguments for the "other" side. Then you'll shoot them down! Gather Evidence When we think of arguments we might picture two red-faced people speaking quite loudly and making dramatic gestures. But that's because face-to-face arguments often become emotional. In fact, the act of arguing involves providing proof to support your claim, with or without emotions. In an argument essay you will have to provide evidence without providing too much drama. You'll explore two sides of a topic (briefly) and...
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...`Running head: GAP ANALYSIS: INTERSECT INVESTMENTS Gap Analysis: Intersect Investments University of Phoenix MMPBL/520 Gap Analysis: Intersect Investments With such constant state of flux within the financial services industry, Intersect has attempted to survive. CEO Frank Jeffers decided on a new vision for the company and it is called the “customer intimacy model”. To help implement this model, the organization must align employee morale. Jeffers goal is to build long-term relationships and add value and trust to the customers of Intersect, but employees must stand by the new vision. Intersect understands that benchmarking is a great start to implement its new vision but the restructuring of organizational culture is much more important for the success of the model. Different values, rights, and interest are at stake and it is creating resistance to change. Situation Analysis Issue and Opportunity Identification The financial services industry is struggling and Intersect Investments is in need of an organizational change. Intersect Investments is managing to survive within its industry and is currently facing a 25% turnover rate. The company is in desperate need of increasing customer rates and plans to establish long-term customer relationships so that its brand image is improved. CEO Frank Jeffers realizes that the company will survive by implementing the “customer intimacy” model. In hiring Janet Angelo as the company’s new VP in marketing...
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...What would you do if you found out, that for a price of 1000 dollars, you could get to know your entire health future? And, In case of a potential upcoming decease such as cancer, you might be able to prevent it? This possibility is now reality. Scientists are now able to, trough as little as a salvia sample, explore the human genome. This means that you will be able to learn your body’s millions of biological codes, which are shaping who you are. The magical thing is called DNA. Each person has a unique structure of DNA codes, consisting about 10 million nucleotide polymorphisms (abbreviated SNP’s), which are making us all look, behave and even taste food differently. Where there’s human interest, there’s money. Therefore is an infant industry capitalizing the genetic testing technology, to propose any individual exclusive knowledge about their own DNA. It seems to be a seductive offer. If you someday feel sick ore wonder why Brussels Sprouts don’t appeal to you, DNA will give you the answer. This kind of insight will make you able to look into your future! Or at least; your expected future. DNA doesn’t tell you when you will die, and not from which cause either. It only tells you what chances there is for you getting a curtain decease. Some health care providers argue that the public is unprepared for such information. They don’t mean that people will be able to handle information telling them things about their health, that they might not want to know. They suggest...
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