...1. Google’s key value discipline is product leadership. Since its IPO in August of 2004, Google has expanded its sphere beyond web search and into content hosting, communications applications, productivity applications, content hosting and more. Through the use of IT innovation, knowledge of the market, and superior analysis tools, Google began developing unique products by launching its own parallel applications beyond competitors’ offerings. These applications include: sophisticated web search algorithms, paid listings systems (AdSense), Froogle, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Books, Google Finance, Google Calendar, Google Checkout, Google Docs, Google Analytics, Google Chat, Google Voice, Google News, cellular phone software, cloud-based applications and more. These products moved Google’s domain beyond web search and into e-commerce, giving Google its competitive advantage in product/service leadership. Google’s success is attributable to two reasons: 1. Improvement on Overture’s process of ranking paid listings and 2. Two to three times as many advertisers on Google’s paid listings network as Overture. Google strives to maintain is technical advantage by continual invention and improvement of cutting edge web applications and products against its competitors. Recently, Google unveiled new products and ambitious projects such as the all-new Nexus 7 and Jelly Bean, the upgraded Android OS, similar to a Siri-like “technical assistant”; a prime example how Google offers ordinary...
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...Respect & Discipline The definition of respect is showing a positive feeling of esteem for another person or entity. But, respect is not tolerance; it has to be a genuine feeling of honor and not just putting up with the other person. Respect is an important first step in building a relationship and I value my relationship with the Army. Respect is not something that is done when it is convenient, it is done at all times. The Army teaches this as part of the 7 Core Values for many reasons. Even though the Army teaches us that respect is something that is given to the ranks, it is important to have respect for every soldier that I am in contact with whether or not I like them and whether or not they are ranked above me, below me or with me. It is not about respect for the individual as much as it is about respect for the rank. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect but especially those I am serving my country with. We all have to be part of the same team and treat each other the same way we expect to be treated. It is what keeps us a strong and unified. By having our superiors teach us the value of respect, they are uniting us for when we have to do combat. We have to rely on fellow soldiers as well as our superiors and without respect we would not care about helping each other. I can not expect others to treat me with respect when I am not showing them the same. This is taught to us in boot camp and we are expected to maintain the 7 Core Values at all times without...
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...rapidly changing environment is a learning organization (Business Dictionary, 2013). There are many criteria that must be met for an organization to be a successful learning entity in a global environment while remaining sustainable. The organization must learn and change to continue to survive is this ever-changing global arena. Peter Senge describes five learning disciplines that guide organizations toward a learning environment, and he creates the concept label learning organizations (Cropper, 2013). This paper portrays the characteristics or criteria an organization needs to become a learning organization in a global environment. This paper will also display Peter Senge’s Five Learning Disciplines and how they create tools and practices for building and sustaining learning leadership ability in organizations (Cropper, 2013). Characteristics of a Learning Organization Organizations must create a culture that supports and encourages ongoing employee learning (Business Dictionary, 2013). The organization must take risks, encourage critical thinking as well as promote new ideas from every member. Organizations should value employee’s contributions and provides for mistakes while experimenting and learning from experience (Business Dictionary, 2013). A true learning organization will disseminate the new knowledge throughout the company or corporation and include the knowledge in their everyday activities. Global Learning Organization Globalization is a process that has technology...
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...Strategic Choice and Evaluation This paper will evaluate alternatives an organization must consider to realize growth; including the best value discipline, generic strategy, and grand strategy. Additionally, a strategy or combination of strategies will be recommended for Life Insurance Companyto implement. Value discipline Value discipline is a model created by Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersema that defines three disciplines a company can adhere to as their primary value principle. The three value disciplines include operational excellence, product leadership, and customer intimacy. Customers define value and consider several aspects including a convenience of price, after-sale service, dependability, etc. when defining a value on the product or service. To maintain a leadership in the respective industry businesses have focused on delivering superior customer value in one the three value disciplines; operational excellence, customer intimacy, or product leadership and meeting industry standards in the remaining two (Treacy & Wiersema, 2014). The primary principle value disciple Life Insurance Companyshould focus on delivering superior customer value is operational excellence. Operational excellence includes providing customers with reliable products or services at competitive prices with minimal difficulty or inconvenience. Generic Strategy Generic Strategy is a basic approach to strategic planning and includes the fundamentals of marketing strategies; differentiation...
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...Importance of Discipline and Respect The importance of discipline and respect Discipline and respect are important in life as well as in the army. Respect is one of the army’s seven values. The seven army values are loyalty, respect, duty, honor, selfless service, integrity, and personal courage. While respect is one of the army values, discipline is needed for all of them. You must have discipline in yourself in order to have selfless service, to do your duty, to have personal courage, as well as loyalty, and honor. And it takes a discipline to respect. The definition of discipline is 1. training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline. 2. activity, exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill; training: A daily stint at the typewriter is excellent discipline for a writer. 3. punishment inflicted by way of correction and training. 4. the rigor or training effect of experience, adversity, etc.: the harsh discipline of poverty. 5. behavior in accord with rules of conduct; behavior and order maintained by training and control: good discipline in an army. 6. a set or system of rules and regulations. 7. Ecclesiastical . the system of government regulating the practice of a church as distinguished from its doctrine. 8. an instrument of punishment, esp. a whip or scourge, used in the practice of self-mortification or as an instrument of chastisement in certain religious communities. 9. a branch of instruction or learning: the disciplines of history and...
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...SELF CONCEPT The self-concept is the accumulation of knowledge about the self, such as beliefs regarding personality traits, physical characteristics, abilities, values, goals, and roles. Beginning in infancy, children acquire and organize information about themselves as a way to enable them to understand the relation between the self and their social world. This developmental process is a direct consequence of children's emerging cognitive skills and their social relationships with both family and peers. During early childhood, children's self-concepts are less differentiated and are centered on concrete characteristics, such as physical attributes, possessions, and skills. During middle childhood, the self-concept becomes more integrated and differentiated as the child engages in social comparison and more clearly perceives the self as consisting of internal, psychological characteristics. Throughout later childhood and adolescence, the self-concept becomes more abstract, complex, and hierarchically organized into cognitive mental representations or self-schemas, which direct the processing of self-relevant information. Understanding your self-concept It is the understanding and knowledge you have of your own existence. It is how you see yourself in relation to others and to your surroundings. To have a positive or healthy self-concept you must: Know yourself Love yourself Be True to yourself In order to meet the challenges of today's complicated...
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...an inclusiVe definition of construction management thE CONstRuCtION VALuE stREAM CONstRuCtION MANAGEMENt Is: thE CIOB’s FOOtPRINt OuR VALuE sYstEM John Bale worked in the construction industry before embarking on an academic career which included roles in the UK and elsewhere. He held an industry-sponsored professorship of Construction Management for many years, and is now an emeritus professor of Leeds Metropolitan University. He has also served as an elected city councillor. He was President of CIOB in 2000-01, and is a member of the Board of Trustees. He describes his work on the definition of Construction Management as ‘the culmination of a long-term obsession.’ Copyright © e Chartered Institute of Building, 2010. All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission from the Chartered Institute of Building. def•i•ni•tion {n} Designed by pslondon. www.pslondon.co.uk a statement that explains the meaning of a word or phrase a description of the features and limits of something ISBN Number: 978-1-85380-501-1 CIOB’s PROFEssIONALIsM: AN INCLusIVE DEFINItION OF CONstRuCtION MANAGEMENt CM As AN ACADEMIC DIsCIPLINE A hIERARChY OF sYstEMs sPECIALIst sERVICEs ABOut thE AuthOR john...
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...centered on adding new procedures and building a profitable practice. The medical business is in constant flux so it is critical that the clinic can weather the ups and downs of the industry. Growth is an important piece to the success of the clinic and achievement of this objective will require an analysis of alternatives including value disciplines, generic strategy and grand strategy. At the close of the evaluation, a recommendation will be made pertaining to the strategy the organization should implement. Value Discipline Value disciplines are an alternative to generic strategies which is based on the notion that market leaders have realized their top position by focusing on one of three core disciplines: operational excellence, customer intimacy, and product differentiation (Pearce & Robinson, 2011). RIA Endovascular excels at customer intimacy. Each patient receives personalized services, treatment planning, and follow-up care according to their condition and expected results. Customer intimacy is more than just good customer service; it is an emotional connection with the customers or patients. RIA can also use this value discipline more consistently with all of the clinic customers, including the referring physicians. Implementing this level of service with referring physicians will lead to opportunities to cross-sell other clinic procedures. Physicians that already refer patients for treatment of venous disease will appreciate the level of care provided to their...
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...foundations of accounting. Some ask questions like is Accounting a Science or Art? If it is a science, what is its foundation in Science? Are their theories guiding the focus of accounting scholars? Are these theories the result of empirical findings and observations? Are the findings the outcome of diligent and rigorous measurement of phenomena? Does accounting measure any phenomena? Is the accounting phenomena amenable to measurement? Inshort is Accounting a measurement Discipline? Scholars are therefore re-examining the foundations of accounting to determine its suitability as a Science. A Science Discipline is founded on theories which are prediction of phenomena. These predictions are possible because rigorous and precise measurements of phenomena is achieved using instruments or tools. Therefore measurement is critical to any science discipline. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Accounting is regarded as a Social Science. The Social Science Disciplines are also regarded as Measurement Disciplines. These disciplines have theories based on quantitative and qualitatively observed phenomena. The phenomena observed in accounting is performance of economic...
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...military bearing. Honor, Courage, and Commitment are referenced anywhere one goes in the military, from the day one takes the oath to the day one retires from the service. Honor has many definitions, but one stands out and exemplifies military bearing; Doing the morally right action even when no one is watching, and the integrity that one takes upon oneself in order to responsibly carry out the orders of ones superiors. Courage is the Ability to stand up for ones beliefs and ethics that the army has instilled in them, despite the danger to oneself. Commitment is the dedication that is illustrated in the performance of each and every military member in the day to day duties in the army. Without one of the core values, the other values would not exist, and without the core values, military bearing would not exist. To army service members, military bearing is a broad assortment of rules and ethics that govern ones everyday life. For example, a clean and presentable uniform, knowing ones facing movements, and how to respectfully address an officer. Though Military bearing is more than just an outward appearance, the pressed uniform and close haircut and spit shined boots, back when black boots were worn, is motivated by pride in...
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...United States Army. I served in the U.S. Army for 5 years until I was wounded in Afghanistan and had to medically retire. As I look back at my short military career I would call it a community, or organization that had its own language. The army has a main focus on discipline and structure. The language is spoken through the discipline and structure. The Army has maintained a strict structure of rank to ensure that operations and maintenance run smoothly in stressful environments. In fact rank structure is one of the most defining characteristics of the military and serves a number of purposes. In order for the army to build and maintain this discipline, newer soldiers often need direction and correction from more experienced members in the military. To do this soldiers are assigned ranks according to their experiences in combat or through training. Soldiers are then placed in command of those who are less experienced and hold a lower rank. They can use this authority to enforce disciplinary measures and ensure order and discipline. New soldiers are also sent to basic training when they first begin. You have a drill sergeant that is your leader and guides you in everything you do. His job is to discipline and unify you as a group. They place you in groups durning your training. Now when I was in basic training I was 28 years old stuck with a bunch of 18 and 19 year olds. It was really a hard situation being the oldest. Lots of young men thought it was a joke and ...
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...he had missed his meetings entirely in London. Professor McPherson also reflected back to a previous flight prior to the network age where he was scheduled to make a connection in London to New York, and due to flight delays was also late. Even though modern IT was not available at the time, the London based airline quickly resolved the issue. He spoke to a first class flight attendant who simply made a call to arrange gate transportation and they held the plane until he arrived. The airline’s quick and positive response to Professor McPherson’s concerns permitted them to gain a loyal passenger for a decade. In the case of the first airline, one can assume the Atlanta based airline used IT to support their specific value discipline. Their chosen value discipline appeared to be...
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...Study Guide: Lesson 1 What is Philosophy? Lesson Overview Welcome to this introductory course in philosophy. For our first lesson, we are going to examine the question: What is philosophy? There are 4 ways you can get to know what a discipline is: define it, describe it, contrast and compare it with other disciplines, and finally experience it. In this first lesson, we will aim to accomplish the first 3 of these activities. The rest of the course will be an exercise in experiencing philosophy. Tasks View and take notes of the presentation, “Misconceptions about Philosophy”. Read and take notes from chapter 1 of Prelude to Philosophy: An Introduction for Christians, “What is Philosophy?” As you read, make sure you understand the following points and questions: • List 4 reasons students often presuppose a low view of philosophy. o They think you have to be super intelligent to do philosophy o Most students study it late in their academic development o Most people do not think philosophy is practical o They do not know what it is or how it can benefit them • Know Socrates’ quote: What is the unexamined life? What did he mean when he said it wasn’t worth living? o Socrates was saying that the unexamined life is when people go through the motions of life without making the effort to reflect and think about what life is about. When Socrates says the unexamined life is not worth living, he is saying that we are...
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...Strategic Choice and Evaluation Paper STR/581 March 18, 2013 Dr. Robert Rowlett Choosing a sustainable business strategy is not an easy choice but there are companies who have done it and continue to do so. One such company is Amazon.com who first opened their virtual doors in 1994 and “emerged from the dot-com bubble one of the few winners and continued to blaze a trail of impressive growth (from about $4 billion in 2002 to nearly $20 billion in 2008),” (Johnson, 2010.) Companies like Amazon.com survive and thrive because of sound business decisions based upon sound business models. Their business model is based in strong management strategy. In this paper we will explore alternative Generic strategies, value disciplines, and grand strategies for Amazon.com based upon past performance focused on continued success. Generic Strategies “A long-term, or grand strategy must be based on a core idea about how the firm can best compete in the market place. The popular term for this core idea is generic strategy, from a scheme developed by Michael Porter,” (Pearce & Robinson, 2011). Porter believed that the generic strategy should be directly tied to the company’s performance in the marketplace in this way a firm could leverage its strengths and become stronger. Porter suggests that companies will subscribe to one or more of three types of generic strategies: Low-Cost Leadership, Differentiation, and Focus. Amazon.com has enjoyed the success of a focus strategy in the past. This...
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...Five Learning Disciplines... In 1990, Peter Senge published "The Fifth Discipline" (later followed by "The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies and Tools for Building a Learning Organization" in 1994). His books pulled together his extensive research into what different organisations do to build learning capacity – and why some organisations use learning better than others. Senge codified these practices into what he called 'The 5 Learning Disciplines' as well as coming up with the concept-label of 'learning organisations'. The 5 Learning Disciplines – Shared Vision, Mental Models, Personal Mastery, Team Learning and Systems Thinking – are each made up of a set of tools and practices for building and sustaining learning leadership capability in organisations. Each Discipline consists of: | Principles, propositions or concepts (Senge calls these ‘guiding ideas’) | | Tools or techniques that, once learned and practised, assist in making the Disciplines come to life | | Practices or precepts to follow in your own leadership behaviour and approaches | According to Senge, leaders in learning organisations learn to thrive on change and constantly innovate by methodically cultivating these 5 Disciplines. They may never be fully mastered, but learning-centred leaders, teams and organisations practise them continuously. Our approach to workplace improvement and learning-centred leadership is based firmly in the values, concepts, principles and language of learning organisations...
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