...STUDY #KNG “Develop and Foster Unique Quality” Subject: IE 222 (04) – Engineering Management I. Define the Problem This case study seeks to analyze the problems encountered by SIA Corp in their transition from a Bureaucratic to a Learning Organization. It will also give an account on how will the employees respond on the change in the management approach of the corporation. The main issue in this study was finding an efficient method to transform SIA into a learning organization without making the employee feel uncomfortable with the change. II. Background and Objective of the Company The situation in this study infers the need to merge employee knowledge into one unified system thinking that it will help in the improvement of the efficiency of the performance of the corporation. SIA Corporation got hold of 30 separate firms. However, they were still acting like different companies. They still had their own management. This resulted into the development of specialization of each employee. Surviving in the industry with this situation is unlikely. Thus, the SIA needed to change their perspective and approach if they want to succeed. Through Jerry Seibert, the Chief Knowledge Officer of the newly created department – Knowledge Management dept – the change in the company's approach was accomplished. They were able to strategize a solution to help the SIA develop into a learning organization. Learning Organization is an organization in which everyone is engaged...
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...Carré - the magnificent mind behind the video for Sia's forthcoming single, 'Soon We'll Be Found.' What inspired the basic concept of the video and who came up with the idea of using sign language? Was it input from Sia or was it your visual response to the lyrics? It was Sia's idea to incorporate sign language in the video -I was told she would like to include it in some way when I received the song to write the treatment. I loved the idea of doing the entire video in sign language instead of lip synching the vocals. A music video is a visualization of the song, and the sign language is an interpretation of the song into a visual language, so it's a perfect fit. What was the purpose behind using so many different kinds of light sources and the shadows they create? I wanted to explore different aspects of sign language. In the first section where Sia is performing under regular lights, the sign language is treated in its linguistic form as a method of communication, and the focus is on the performative aspect of the ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation. The shadow section is kind of a creative expansion on the relationship between signs and their meaning. The shadows of the hands directly transform into things themselves, and create an imaginary world around Sia. Where the shadow section is more two-dimensional, the UV section is four-dimensional and plays with the shapes of the signs in time and space (particularly with the trailing effect) and the extension of the signs...
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...she was young she had seen it in full brightness and the transparent artificial heat amplifier sky under the clouds was not required. All the girls born from my mother worked in the underground rock mine used for power generation. My mother was classified class II and sent to care for the kids of working mothers. We all had the same routine, wake up on the central alarm, auto clean mode, take daily medicines for radiation, eat breakfast pills and get to the mine in underground personal or group bots. I would have never found this any different had I not discovered my grandmother’s diary. We were not allowed to have any stuff other than standard issue body cover. The living hives were swept every sunrise, but I had long memorized the meaningless sentences. It spoke about men living with women – a vague term starting with F, if I’m not wrong family then manufacturing breakfast pills called food, again F. There are many confusing things like Fun, happy, Love and that consummate, I think that would be the word to make babies. We had many planets like us in the Milky Way Galaxy. Each planet is explained vividly in her book. One made of only rocks, one without the power to hold us and we float all the time (giggle, in lower volume. Volume is monitored). Then my Grandma’s favorite, the blue one with lots of people with different body covers, languages and she says she’s been there once to witness a festival called Kumbmela, the most visited one in their Galaxy. The catastrophe struck...
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...Delhi Business Review X Vol. 5, No. 1, January - June 2004 STRATEGIC INDUSTRY STRATEGIC ISSUES IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY AND SINGAPORE INTERNATION THE ROLE OF SING APORE INTERNATIO NAL AIRLINES Amit C. Kamath * Jonas Tornquist ** I NTRODUCTION THIS case study investigates the strategic environment of the airline industry operates. In particular, the role of Singapore International Airlines (SIA) in the global airline industry is considered. The study uses the concept of the “Three Ring Circus” (KCI , 2002), as an overarching framework, whereby the Past, the Present and the PFuture is used for studying the strategic issues in the airline industry and SIA. The past focuses on the key strategic drivers in the airline industry over the past 10-20 years and provides a historic industry overview. The present serves the role of looking at the airline industry and SIA’s present strategic drivers and what is important to consider in this environment. The Possible Futures, or PFutures, looks at what potential drivers or strategic advantages may be present in future, and how SIA is responding to some of these issues. The research in this project is mainly qualitative. It is based on interviews with key people within the airline industry, government officials, industry analysts and stakeholders. The analysis is also based on a review of the airline industry literature as well as the personal reflections of the authors in drawing together some key issues and insights that may...
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...chart showing Tucker Company’s three division, including the location of the laboratory. Why would the laboratory be located in the military jet engine division? Answer: President/CEO Tucker CompanyVP- Commercial Jet Engine Division VP – Military Jet Engine Division VP- Utility Turbine Division Laboratory Service Department *The laboratory is located in the military jet engine division because they can provide better service to them compared to other divisions. | Q2. Analyse the conflict between Hodge & Franklin. Do you think the conflict is based on personalities or on the way the organisation is structured? Answer: Hodge is a new manager of laboratory department that service and support all of the major divisions. He replaced Garfield who retired in 1988. During the time of Garfield there was little evidence of interdepartmental or interdivisional conflict. However in the case of Hodge 6 months after he took the post, he became involved in several interdepartmental conflicts over work that involves his department particularly in Utility turbine division engineering department where Franklin is the head. There seem to be a clash of authority and a question of chain of command. I think the conflict is both based on personalities and the way the organisation is structured...
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...A DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR STUDYING COMMUNICATION COMPETENCIES AMONG DIRECT SELLERS IN MALAYSIA FOR THE 12TH ABC ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE AT DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY, KYOTO, JAPAN ON MARCH 13 – 15, 2013 FIRST AUTHOR NUREDAYU OMAR (PRESENTER) UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA nuredayu@uum.edu.my CO-AUTHOR PROFESSOR CHE SU MUSTAFFA UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA chesu402@uum.edu.my *THIS MANUSCRIPT IS ORIGINAL AND HAS NOT BEEN PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE A DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR STUDYING COMMUNICATION COMPETENCIES AMONG DIRECT SELLERS IN MALAYSIA Many studies have been conducted related to communication competencies since the last decade until now. However, the availability of the studies on communication competencies has not been explored in depth particularly in the direct selling context in Malaysia. To understand the direct sellers’ communication competencies, a conceptual framework will be built based on related literature studies. Literature reviews have shown a variety of studies on communication competencies from the behavioral and cognitive perspectives. Although numerous studies have provide understanding of communication competence in various context, there is a gap in viewing communication competencies in a more dynamic context, particularly in the process of communication of direct sellers with their potential customers. This paper attempts to discuss the importance of...
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...(Deluxe Version) Pop 5 Baby I 3:18 Ariana Grande Yours Truly Pop 3 Right There Feat. Big Sean 4:07 Ariana Grande Yours Truly Pop 1 Daydreamin' 3:31 Ariana Grande Yours Truly Pop 3 Almost Is Never Enough Feat. Nathan Skyes 5:28 Ariana Grande Yours Truly Pop 1 Better Left Unsaid 3:31 Ariana Grande Yours Truly Pop 13 Wake Me Up 4:10 Avicii True House 2 You Make Me 3:53 Avicii True House 2 Hey Brother 4:14 Avicii True House 3 Addicted To You 2:28 Avicii True House 3 Hope There's Someone 6:21 Avicii True House 1 Heart Upon My Sleeve 4:40 Avicii True House 1 Pompeii 3:34 Bastille Bad Blood (The Extended Cut) Alternative 4 Things We Lost in the Fire 4:01 Bastille Bad Blood (The Extended Cut) Alternative 5 Bad Blood 3:33 Bastille Bad Blood (The Extended Cut) Alternative 9 Overjoyed 3:26 Bastille Bad Blood (The Extended Cut) Alternative 4 These Streets 2:55 Bastille Bad Blood (The Extended Cut) Alternative 5 Weight of Living, Pt. II 2:55 Bastille Bad Blood (The Extended Cut) Alternative 5 Icarus 3:45 Bastille Bad Blood (The Extended Cut) Alternative 6 Oblivion 3:16 Bastille Bad Blood (The Extended Cut) Alternative 4 Flaws 3:39 Bastille Bad Blood (The Extended Cut) Alternative 9 Daniel in the Den 3:09 Bastille Bad Blood (The Extended Cut) Alternative 3 Laura Palmer 3:06 Bastille Bad Blood (The Extended Cut) Alternative 3 Get Home 3:11 Bastille Bad Blood (The Extended Cut) Alternative 2 Weight of Living, Pt. I 3:29 Bastille Bad Blood (The Extended...
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...the Richard Branson of Asia. Do you like that comparison? T: Well, I mean Richard Branson has done a lot of great things, so it's a bad comparison, but we're very, very different people, from a business philosophy. We're also very similar in some areas, but we are different business-wise. But there could be worse people that we're compared to. A: Mr. Branson, Richard Branson, has actually just bought into your long haul operation, which is gonna be starting shortly, taking 20 percent for not a huge amount -- under 10 million, we believe. What are you gonna get out of that? How do you get the Branson name or magic involved in that? T: Well, I think what a lot of people have missed out, is we started this idea about two years ago. I mean we're obviously friends, we've known each other for a long time, I worked for him initially, 20 odd years ago. So we talked about doing something together. We talked about Virgin Blue first, but that didn't work out 'cause he had a funny kind of partner back then. Through a conversation we said, hey, why don't we try this out. And, so he's really a founder as much as I am, and I think if this model works, there's no reason why it can't go into the UK and other parts where Virgin are in. A: This is a big if, because the long-haul model, the short-haul works obviously, your short-haul model works. And you're basing the long-haul on the short-haul plan... T: Well, do you know, um, if I can go back five years, everyone said a short-haul low-cost carrier...
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...ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We thank almighty God for successful completion of this project this would not be possible without him. I have taken efforts in this requirement. However, it would not have been possible without the kind support and help of many individuals. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all of them. We are really grateful to our subject instructor MR. EDMUND P. VOSOTROS, for all kinds of informative information and valuable advice. To our preeminent head MA’AM FLORENCIA BAANG, to all our deans named; MA’AM MARIETTA ASPRIL, MA’AM LARSENEY OBEMIO, MA’AM CICILE ALLOYON let me extend our over whelming thanks giving and our deepest gratitude and appreciation. I would like also to express my gratitude towards to my parents who gave us a support, of giving us money to work on this assignment. Let me give my greatest and deepest gratitude to all of my Classmates, Sir, Ma’am, thank you very much. INTRODUCTION Company Profile Edgar Sia II, then 20 years old, took the entrepreneurial path when he founded Mang Inasal and began its operations in Iloilo City, Philippines on December 12, 2003. The restaurant initially offered chicken inasal to its clientele which was well-received by the Ilonggo people. As time went on, it offered more Filipino-inspired cuisine to the mass market. As such, the driving force behind Mang Inasal’s exponential growth lies in its uniquely Filipino food offerings, its value for money and its...
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...an effort to create relief from a negative affective incident, it differs for each person. It is used as a means for a person to temporarily deal with the pain, rather than abort it all together. In suicidal patients, pain is viewed as everlasting, which makes them feel hopeless. While, on the other hand self-injurers often portray an optimistic attitude (Walsh, 2006). Hence, there is a big difference between the behaviors and intent, which is why it is important to recognize these differences. Self-injurious behavior tends to be separated into two general categories: culturally sanctioned and deviant self mutilation. Culturally sanctioned rituals and practices comprise of ear piercing in the modern U.S culture, sacrament dances amongst Native Americans that entail self-mutilation, and the genital circumcision of Jewish offspring. These practices are commonly approved as standard traditions within in that they occur without question. They frequently are recognized as a rite of passage or to communicate with a higher power( Stone & Sias, 2003). The second category is deviant self mutilation or self injurious behavior. “...
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...The International Airline Industry Background The airline industry has been limited in expanding because of national and international regulations. Even the dominant players in this market have only been able to keep their dominance over their own markets, except for United States. In United States, the state owned national flag carriers have been the key players of this industry. But in 1990, the competition started to increase in this industry. This was caused due to deregulation, privatization and advent of new technology. During the nineties every major country in the world saw deregulation in airline’s industry. In 1978 United Stated deregulated its airlines and saw an increased competition in their local market. Similar thing happened to European Union when they disbanded their country specific barriers to free market competition among air carriers. Asia also followed the same route. Some regions in Asia quickly deregulated themselves. Many small national carriers in Latin America were privatized. The emergence of free market competition was expected to be more dominant as many European Nations were discussing implementation of opening transatlantic market with USA where landing rights would be determined by free market forces, rather than regulation. The countries signed bilateral agreements between countries that enabled the airlines of those countries to provide landing and takeoff facilities for air carriers of those countries. Privatization and deregulation...
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...intro Mi succede sempre così. Ogni santa volta. Ogni mercoledì scendo dalla circum e sono determinata: oggi finalizziamo la bozza del questionario! Sì si! E poi subito lo traduciamo. Inglese, francese, spagnolo e – perché no – pure tedesco. La globalizzazione è qui per restare, che diamine. Faccio una stima rapida delle tempistiche – sicuramente entro lunedì Michela è pronta per partire con le interviste poi, io la raggiungo mercoledì e il weekend…sniff-sniff…no! Oggi niente pizza fritta di Cozzolino! Oggi bisogna prendere decisioni importanti, siamo il team del ‘fare’, meglio stare leggeri. Ero praticamente dentro e ancora avevo le idee chiare. Poi sono entrata ed è andata come sempre. All’orizzonte si staglia il mare. Oggi è un po’ mosso ma è meglio così: le isole le vedi tutte, Capri, Ischia, Procida; più a destra Napoli con quel suo groviglio di vite irrequiete. L’aria è frizzante, il sole di Marzo scalda ma non abbastanza da confondere. Ciò che davvero CONFONDE è ciò che sta sotto al ponte, sotto ai miei piedi: Ercolano. Lui è lì, sornione. D’altronde, cos’altro potrebbe fare, è li da oltre duemila anni e - se tutto va bene - ci resterà ancora per parecchio. Non può certo rivelarsi a chiunque. E io, come al solito, come ogni mercoledì da oltre un mese, vacillo. Forse il questionario è meglio rivederlo un’altra volta prima di farlo tradurre. C’era una domanda un po’ ambigua, va sistemata, rischia di consegnarci delle risposte troppo BIASED. Anche la metodologia...
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...NBSB ako, dahil naniniwala ako na sagabal lang sa pag-aaral ang mga lalaki,. I hate guys except for my kuya, blame my father he left us without a trail, iniwan niya kami nila mommy, what is LOve? -for me epal, darating kung saka di pa ako handa. well, kahit NBSB ako may mga manliligaw parin ako, hihihi. pero no luck na ata ngayon, kasi dati pa yun na mga manliligaw... nag sawa na sa kakahintay. kaya ayon, wala na, pero okay lang.. **/if you want to read it on your mobile fone copy paste niyo na lang ‘toh sa notepad. :D sa ibang phone nababasa ‘toh as it. I mean as MC word talaga pero yung iba ebook so you need to cpy paste this pa sa notepad and then saka niyo isend sa cp niyo.. kung myphone gamit niyo you’re lucky enough. copy paste mo lang ‘toh sa notepad and send mo sa cp mo. okay na! kung nokia naman gamit mo, N70 na o-open siya as note.. I don’t know sa ibang model….AT! hindi ko na rin poi to na edit TT^TT, so sorry sa mga wrong spelling,wrong grammar.etc. hope u understand. thanks! :*** Chapter 1 "Natasha! bumaba kana dito kakain na" - mommy "coming right up mom"- me pag baba ko, hmm, mas safe ng idescribe na si mommy ang nag handa ng food namin kahit hindi, >:) "good morning Kuya" –me lagi ko siya ginegreet, kahit di niya ako ginegreet. close kami pero di niya lang type mang bati pag umaga. :D 1 year agwat namin, kaya close. "Ashie sabay na tayo papuntang school" -kuya I just nod, sarap ng kain ko eh, :D ayokong maistorbo pag kumakain ako that''s a...
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...by organizational culture. [LO 2-5] 3 Appreciate how moods and emotions influence all members of an organization. [LO 2-3] jon62538_ch02_044-077.indd 44 11/1/13 7:13 PM Final PDF to printer No wonder the fabrics perform so well! With an inventor like Kevin Plank, Under Armour’s innovative endurance products give larger sporting goods companies a run for their money. MANAGEMENT SNAPSHOT Kevin Plank’s Determination at Under Armour What Does It Take to Succeed Against Tough Odds? W hen Kevin Plank was a walk-on fullback football player at the University of Maryland in the 1990s, he often became annoyed that his T-shirt was soaked and weighted down with sweat. Always an original thinker, he wondered why athletic apparel couldn’t be made out of some kind of polyester blend that would help athletes’ and sports aficionados’ muscles stay cool while wicking away, and not holding, moisture from sweat.1 As he was finishing his undergraduate studies at Maryland, he started experimenting with different fabrics, testing their durability, comfort, and water resistance with the help of a local tailor. A prototype of Under Armour’s first product—the 0039 compression shirt—was developed.2 Upon graduation from the University of Maryland, Plank was offered a position at...
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...Home Depot Failed in China Name: Chuanshi Liu ID: h701789460 Course: IB 207 Background Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the world. It has about 2200 stores across the United States, Canada, and Mexican. It targets three main customer groups, which are D-I-Y customers, D-I-F-M customers and professional customers. Home depot is famous for its D-I-Y products and services. In 2006, after housing market turn down in the United States, Home Depot entered into the China home improvement market through a full M&A activity. It has twelve stores in Beijing, Shanghai, and other large cities in China. Home Depot served the similar services and products to Chinese customers, which also include the D-I-Y products. However, Home Depot did not succeed this time in China. From 2006 to 2012, the top managers in China area have been changed three times. Home Depot wanted to find out the solutions to this bad situation in local market. However, the situation was worsened when the building material market turned down in 2012, 12 main stores have been closed in local market. Top managers believe that the main reason for their failure is the cultural difference. The D-I-Y services and products do not fit the local culture. Changes and effects Business Environment There are changes in business environment for Home Depot. In United States, the biggest competitor for the Home Depot is Lowe's. They have very similar products and services. Both of...
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