...performance. They compare and measure their policies, practices, philosophies, and performance measures against those of high-performing organizations. Benchmarking could be a onetime event but rather a continuous process in which organizations continually seek to challenge their practices. It is a continuous, systematic process of measuring products, services and practices against organizations regarded to be superior with the aim of rectifying any performance ``gaps’’ because of the existence of strong dynamics in the current business world. The aim of benchmarking is to identify competitive targets which render the weak points of the benchmarking organization visible and to establish means of improvement. In other words, it is not to find out ``by how much others are doing better but, rather, how they make it to do better in certain areas'' (Horvath and Herter). Essay Two There are steps in developing benchmarks. These are determining what to benchmark, forming a...
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...Web will affect the thought processes of the people who frequently use it; however, they are in complete opposition of each other in their viewpoints. When comparing “Is Google making Us Stoopid?” to the components of an argument, in Chapter 5 of Dialogues: An Argument Rhetoric and Reader by Gary Goshgarian and Kathleen Krueger, the essay is properly structured. The introduction is in place, although it does not clearly state the thesis or position of the essay. If the target audience is not familiar with “A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick” the desired effect will likely be lost resulting in confusion from the very beginning. Mr. Carr’s position on the implications and effects on the human brain is stated in the title and again in the second paragraph and is in clear contempt of the alleged outcome. He proffers that the media, which most of society divulge in, not only supplies the train of thought but may actually sculpt the train of thought. The sources that he refers to are a mix between being verifiable while others are identified merely as friends and acquaintances. It is in the second paragraph when the intention of the essay becomes clear. The author begins his argument by claiming to be suffering from physical and mental symptoms that are allegedly plaguing him and causing him to fret. The ability to concentrate is interrupted by fidgeting and he complains of his minds “desire to do something else” as if...
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...Call us: 0207 118 0808 Free Quote Home Order Services Guarantees Writers About Us Contact & FAQs Analysis and Contrast of Dividend Policies of Two Companies over the Last Five Year: BP PLC vs. LogicaCMG PLC This is a sample paper written by one of Ivory Research's writers. If you would like us to write your essay, assignment or dissertation – simply get your instant quote and place your order. We GUARANTEE that your order will be written by a professional writer with a UK degree, will be plagiarism free, will exactly match your specifications and quality standard, and will be delivered – by your deadline! Analysis and Contrast of Dividend Policies of Two Companies over the Last Five Year: BP PLC vs. LogicaCMG PLC Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! Share on FacebookTweet about this on TwitterShare on TumblrShare on LinkedInShare on Google+Email this to someone The purpose of the following report is to analyse the dividend policy of Logica PLC and BP PLC over the last five years. Firstly, the dividend policy of BP PLC as well as Logica PLC over the last five years will be analysed. Secondly, based on that analysis, the dividend policies of both companies will be compared. Then the Lintner’s Model of the dividend policy will be reviewed and it will be identified how the dividend policy of both companies can be explained by this model. Moreover, the report includes a brief discussion of the skills developed during the project. 1. ANALYSIS OF DIVIDEND POLICY ...
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...Individual Reflective Essay Bunnings Warehouse NEWCASTLE BUSINESS SCHOOL GSBS6005 Emma Alexandra Watts C3171012 13.04.13 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Marketing Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Current Situation ........................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Objectives ...................................................................................................................................... 4 3 Target Market and Positioning ............................................................................................................. 5 3.1 Target Markets .............................................................................................................................. 5 3.2 Positioning ..................................................................................................................................... 7 4. Marketing Mix Strategies .................................................................................................................... 9 4.1 Product and Price Strategies ..................................................................................................
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...ESSAY 3: The author of the memorandum infers that during the last five years, the number of city residents watching television programs about visual arts has increased by 15 percent and also those going to the arts also risen at a similar rate. Then he is making the assumption that this is link to the fact that the corporate funding is supporting the public television channel where the visual arts program are appearing. The author strongly think that if we cut this budget, the number of people watching arts TV programs will decrease, and say that it will affect the number of persons visiting arts museum too. First of all, I would like to point the fact that there is a mistake in the comparison, indeed television and museums are too different thing, even if both got program about arts. I think that the people who are interested in arts, will continue to watch television or either going to museum. If the city residents like arts, even if there is less program on TV about arts, will still go to arts museum, maybe it wiil even increase. So first point, there is a wrong link between television and museum. Also there is data missing, as we don’t know if people been to museum after having seen arts program on the tv or if it they do it on the other ways. On a second hand, the last phrase of the text is telling us that they should relocate some of the fund of the city arts museum to public television in order to counter-balance the cut in public television fund, and this...
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...Would it be a sports complex, a race track, or maybe a theme park? If you picked a theme park what would be your target audience? Would it be something cool like Universal Studios or Universal Citywalk? Why not something that seems magical and makes you feel young again like Walt Disney World. So now you have become the CEO of Walt Disney Company but you have seen sales decrease and have read the latest customer reviews which were not favorable what would you do to make changes? Even though the stakeholders can affect your business,obtaining company goals is important,because a SWOT analysis can help show where improvements are needed to increase sales, customer satisfaction,and possibly increase your targeted audience. Stakeholders Stakeholders can affect your business. So who are the stakeholders? There are both external and internal stakeholders in Walt Disney Company. The internal stakeholders are the employees, shareholders,customers, managers, and board of directors. The external stakeholders are non government agencies, labor unions,social responsibility investors,environmental agencies, and distributors. Company Goals Obtaining company goals are important. Some of Walt Disney Company’s goals are: cost containment, environmental goals, and conserve water resources. The new targets listed below show our commitment to making progress toward the long-term goals 3. ...
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...HRM (Human resource management) essays and reports These essays link in broadly to the area of Human Resource Management which is more commonly known as HRM. I hope you'll find these useful. You can download these reports by right clicking on the paper name and choosing "save target as". You can download, print and share these essays, but if you use these reports please reference them appropriately. An investigation into whether organisational culture is directly linked to motivation and performance through looking at Google Inc. - I researched and wrote this article for my final year dissertation at the University of Birmingham in 2006. This article examines the relationship that exists between organisational culture and performance, and how these factors influence employee motivation. The issues are discussed at length, firstly through a review of the current literature relating to the topic, and secondly by means of investigating the organisational culture of Google. Thanks to Suzana Rodrigues for supervising my writing of this article. HR is far too obsessed with adding value. Would it not be better for HR departments and HR professionals to concentrate upon the ‘risk reduction’ aspect of their policies and functions? - I wrote this paper in 2006 on my Human Resource Management course for David Perman at University of Birmingham. This paper provides an analysis of the current trend in HR practice towards demonstrating added value. This is done by evaluating...
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...iPad Prospects After the Kindle Fire: 65% Market Share and Most of the Profits par4par“But, in comparison with the iPad, the Kindle Fire has a 33 percent smaller display, no cameras, no 3G wireless, less memory and only two-finger multi-touc [...] 2 comments, 1 called-out + Comment now par4par “But, in comparison with the iPad, the Kindle Fire has a 33 percent smaller display, no cameras, no 3G wireless, less memory and only two-finger multi-touc [...] Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos introduces the Kindle Fire (Image by AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) Jeff Bezos unveiled the $199 Kindle Fire this morning with great fanfare, but a closer look should disappoint those looking for an iPad killer. The Kindle Fire is poised to nibble at Apple’s market share. But this low-cost and under-powered tablet is more likely to suffocate its Android-based brethren than the iPad and actually should cement Apple’s dominance of the general-purpose tablet market. On the plus side, the Kindle Fire has a custom Amazon user interface that supports tight integration with Amazon’s content and media apps. It also includes one month’s free subscription to Amazon Prime (a $6.58 value!), which includes free 2-day shipping and some free streaming video access. In short, at $199, the Kindle Fire is an attractive Amazon shopping and content consumption device. But, in comparison with the iPad, the Kindle Fire has a 33 percent smaller display, no cameras, no 3G wireless, less memory and only two-finger...
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...Can one experience alter a person´s view on human equality? According to the successful and prominent author Michael Faber it can. In 2006 he wrote a personal essay named “Me and Dave and Mount Olympus”, in which he depicts a specific and life-changing incident with a homeless person, which changed many aspects of his own life. Until the meeting in the homeless shelter, Michael Faber is in an ivory tower and sees himself as “on top of Mount Olympus” looking down on the human race. His arrogance disappears after the intense meeting, where Michael Faber discovers, that both of them are equals in the eyes of the universe. Michael Faber´s reliability is strengthened by the fact that this is an authentic story, and he really did become a famous author later on in life. He can use the story as a foundation for his claims. Michael Faber´s main claim is to enlighten the readers and perhaps persuade and encourage the readers to review how they look at other human beings. It explains through intelligent language and use of metaphors, how his animalistic meeting with a bum named Dave taught him that everyone is equal. Even though “Me and Dave and Mount Olympus” is a personal essay, it still has the classic home-away-home structure. We hear about his life before, during and after his encounter with Dave. The reason why we hear about Michael Faber´s life before and after the incident is, because we need to get to know him in order to understand his mentality and his situation. Back in...
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...Essay on Essay Analysis on The Movie "The Terminator" For the purposes of this essay I have chosen The Terminator, a science fiction B-movie feature from 1984. Although I intend mainly to study this purely as a single film, I do intend to study Terminator 2 in addition, thus making the essay a study of the series. In addition, I will be contrasting the theory written surrounding these films in relation to other contemporary postmodern theory, and as a result will be mentioning several other films by way of a comparison or contrast. The Terminator seems quite remarkable to me, for a number of reasons. Firstly, it is one of many action films I watched in my early teens; a considerable number of which, like this film, starred the Austrian body-builder turned actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. What is so different about The Terminator though, is that unlike most of these films, this movie has enough depth and substance that, not only does it still bear watching now that I am older, but it also has an archive of academic theory written about it. The Terminator tells of a cyborg, a human shaped machine coated in flesh, that is sent back in time, from an apocalyptic future in which machines have 'got smart' and acted on their own to destroy the human race. The cyborg's mission is to assassinate the mother of the human's great leader, the man who taught the survivors to fight back against the machines. The woman, a young waitress named Sarah Connor, is protected only by a lone warrior...
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...CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT CHAPTER 10 l Classroom Assessment LE ARNI NG OUTCOMES After studying this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Define assessment; 2. Explain the basic concepts in assessment; 3. Explain how to plan for assessment; 4. Describe types of assessment in the classroom; 5. Explain what is teacher-made tests; 6. Describe what is standardized tests; and 7. Explain what is authentic assessment. 254 CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 10 l CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT INTRODUCTION One of the most basic and difficult task that teachers face in their work is the process of assessment. Classroom assessment includes all the process involved in making decisions about students learning progress. It includes the observation of students’ written work, their answers to questions in class, and performance on teacher-made and standardized tests. According to (Koyalik, 2002 as cited in Eggen & Kauchak, 2004): i. It facilitates teachers in decision making about learning progress through systematic information gathering. Besides that, assessment also accomplishes two other important goals; increasing learning and increasing motivation. The relationship between learning and assessment is very strong. Students learn more in classes where assessment is an integral part of instruction than in those where it isn’t. Brief assessment that provides frequent feedback about learning progress is more effective than long, infrequent ones, like once-a-term tests. 255 255 CLASSROOM...
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...of appropriate salary assessments and market comparisons. If one benches internal positions incorrectly it may result in selecting the wrong market salary data and setting an inappropriate salary which in turn creates employee dissatisfaction and a higher turn over rate. Clearly, this is a skill that impacts the organization. * The definition of benchmarking for salary survey purposes is “matching an internal job to an external job of similar content”. The goal is to match each job being performed in your company to the survey benchmark job that most closely resembles the essential functions of that job. Once this is accomplished one can then review the market salary data to determine market rates. Steps in Compensation Benchmarking * Identify compensation goals and objectives Specify what is to be accomplished through the company’s compensation system (e.g., retain high-performing employees, reward individuals who add significant value, support and encourage flight crew team performance), and then set objectives accordingly. * Assess desired compensation mix Determine the proportional relationship between base salary, short-term incentives and long-term incentives. The mix reflects how much “risk” the company is willing to build into the compensation package and how performance-oriented it chooses to be. * Determine competitive levels for each part of the compensation package Within the bounds of the company’s target marketplace, consider what competitive level...
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...goal of the company. Further, the operational plans could have an influence on the development and expansion of the company. (Operational Planning, 2007) However, the business strategy and operational plans may demand update periodically in order to adapted in the protean business environment, and strategy processes may become valuable assets to keep the data up to date. The process is the operation that collects and analyzes data from both inner and outer of the business. (George and Hill, 2012) Two of the most worthy tools for the strategy process are SWOT and PESTEL analyses. The PESTEL analyze has a trend of data from external environment, and the SWOT analyze is tend to analysis internal elements. (Boddy, 2011) The cases for comparison are Aston Martin and Land Rover. Aston Martin and Land Rover are both car industry company from the UK, and the companies have long stories. The history for Land Rover is likely begins in 1861, (Unknown, 2013) and the Aston Martin company was found in 1912. (Dowsey, 2012) After more than a hundred years of production and evolution, the two companies have become two of the...
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...Quiz #1 Questions 1. Give full and logical descriptions of the philosophy. Biography is optional. 2. Give any comparison you consider interesting. Pro/Con Philosophers 3. Your personal opinion about this philosophy. David Hume 1 Biography 1711 – 1776 Scottish Philosopher Self-Proclaimed Agnostic Did not believe we could answer the question, “Does God exist?” Exiled and moved to France Leading thinker in European enlightenment Wrote treaties on ethics, knowledge, religion, and human nature. Was called, “Good David”, remarkably kind and humorous, or the Scottish Skeptic Essay, “Of Self-Love” Essay, “Moral Distinction not Derived from Reason” All action is motivated by selfishness, or “self-love”. This claim in psychological egoism is at odds with our regular experiences with people In which we act with “such affections as love, friendship, compassion, and gratitude”. Reducing things down to one cause may work in natural sciences, but it is unnecessary and inaccurate in the human sciences. In “Moral Distinctions not Derived from Reason”, argues that morality is not based solely on pure rationality, but on our “sentiments,” Sentiments – Our feelings of acceptance or disapproval. Thus, moral thinking is also moral *feeling* Supported by examining cases of moral “turpitude” 1. Incest 2. Murder 3. Ingratitude “To [even] the most careless observer, there appear to be such dispositions...
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...Susana Komoda EDU - 225 August 25, 2012 Unwrapping the Technology Standards Comparison of Similarities NETS for Teachers | CTAP California Preliminary Proficiency Profile | Teachers have knowledge, skills, and worksystems that represent a working professional in a technological society (NETS-T, 2008). | Teachers are familiar with a variety of computer-based collaborative tools, demonstrates knowledge of current basic computer terminology, knows how to care for a computer, and know basic trouble shooting techniques. (CTAP, 2000). | Teachers understand local and global community situations and responsibilities in an changing technological environment and show legal and ethical behavior in their practices (NETS-T,2008). | Teachers demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the legal, ethical, and appropriate use of technology for privacy and safety(CTAP, 2000). | Teachers use their knowledge of curriculum teaching and learning, and technology to enhance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both real and virtual environments (NETS-T,2008). | Chooses software based on its effectiveness, alignment with content standards, and value to student learning (CTAP, 2000). | Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school by demonstrating effective uses of technology(NETS-T,2008). | Teachers examine a variety of new educational media and selects based on criteria to help the students learn...
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