...“IT Doesn’t Matter” as proposed by Nicholas Carr in the Harvard Business Review article that was published in 2003 raises just as many questions as it does answers to this very question as well as it has stirred up quite a bit of controversy over since its publication. What Carr is saying unlike the title of the paper he does not say there is no need for IT. The idea was to draw up controversy. Carr’s argument is to have a strategic advantage within IT. Something no one else has is extremely important. IT has become a huge cost for many organizations but other things have gone down in cost. Our Infrastructural technology of today in terms of transportation of goods it helps deflate prices. It is essential for competition to have IT but inconsequential for strategy for many organizations. What Carr is saying essentially is yes IT is an important to tool to help organizations achieve their goals daily however it is not the core of the business. The core is the strategy that each company possesses that makes it stand out from the rest and ultimately make that organization successful. The title of the original HBR article was misleading. Mr. Carr is not arguing that information technology doesn’t matter. Of course it does. Among other things, IT improves productivity by reducing communications, search, and trans- action costs, and by automating all sorts of tasks previously done by humans. But Mr. Carr asserts that as IT matures, spreads, and becomes more standardized, the strategic...
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...Morgan Johnson 1/11/16 Block 4 Green Classification Essay The Category Game As a miserable employee of the Panera Bread Restaurant/Café/Bakery, I confess that I have spent the most of my shifts during the past 2 years categorizing any and all customers I come in contact with. This childish game I play in my own head, and sometimes with my co-workers, can last anywhere from 4 to 10 hours. Every person that walks through Panera’s streaky glass doors on a mission to feed themselves the most overpriced and overhyped food, fall victim to this game. Nine times out of ten I am the first employee an incoming customer sees. Nine times out of ten I am the first employee to observe a customer’s behavior, prepare myself to act as fake as the ingredients in processed foods, and provide the customer service that I am required to do as specified in my job description. There are several factors that play into where a customer lies on the “enjoyable” to “ready to march my-underpaid-self straight out the front doors” scale, and I within a 60 second interaction with a person, I can put them exactly where they belong. Like most food based businesses, we have our regular customers that come in anywhere from 1 to 15 times per week to get their favorite drink, snack, meal, or bakery item. I can proudly say I adore approximately 80% of them. I have multiple “family members” that aren’t necessarily blood related to me. This 80% of the regular customer population fall under the enjoyable, crazy...
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...300 SECRETS 1. A life is a terrible thing to waste. So easy to beat yourself up over mistakes you've made. So many amongst us live in the past rather than loving the present and building a brilliant future. First of all, no one tries to fail or mess things up. Every one of us wakes up in the morning, walks out into the world and does the best we can do based on what we know and the skills we have. But even more importantly, every so-called "mistake' is actually a rich source of learning. An opportunity to build more awareness and understanding and gain precious experience. Just maybe what we could call failures are actually growth lessons in wolf's clothing. And just maybe the person who experiences the most, wins. 2. A world-class company puts systems in place to ensure consistency of results. If you want to get something done and if you want to see consistent results, build a system around it. Celebrate the previous days wins and then rededicate to work for the mission. Systems‛ thinking builds structures into your life so that your best practices actually get integrated into your life. Systems allow you to live in a proactive rather than in a reactive way. And having a bunch of systems in place to keep you at your best doesn't mean that your life will be overly structured and full of stress Because nothing deprives a human being of happiness as much as seeing a life being wasted. 3. ABC. Always Be Connecting with everybody, everything around you. The best leaders build strong...
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...which would lead me to the right luggage claim number gate. Since I knew my baggage claim number, I started to walk looking for my baggage. After almost thirty minutes of walking, following signs directions, I felt that something was wrong. I was tired and wondering how much longer I had to walk, so with my Basic English knowledge I asked to an officer to help me find the baggage claim number, showing him my airplane ticket. He looked at me and smiling he said: “You would get to this baggage claim number tomorrow if you keep walking, young lady”. I didn’t understand very well if he was joking, so I asked again if he could help me. He kept smiling and said: “Seems like it is your first time flying isn’t it?” which I responded whit an ashamed “yes it is”. Luckily very kindly he explained that JFK was a very big airport and trains needed to be taken in order to get the right baggage claim number. I started laughing at myself because I was walking for thirty minutes thinking that my luggage were that close. It amazed me how different things were here compared to Peru. After I got my luggage, a feeling of accomplishment and happiness made me feel proud of myself. Having my belongings with me, I had to wait for my ride. The internship program I got qualified to work in a hotel offered me housing and luckily one of the employees of the hotel went to pick me up at the airport. As soon as she...
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...experienced one of these and it’s kind of a routine. Anyway, this may sounds a little bit a bookworm of me but the truth is, I have read a hundred and twenty three books on how to win a girl's heart and with those incessant thoughts and words I have come to meet, none of it actually work. I don't know if I read the book cover quickly or didn't understand the selection really or getting dumped is just really in our blood. But as far as I can see, all of uncles, cousins and even my father has become the Hercules of every lady's heart and the way i figured it, I can never follow their footsteps. But everything changed when I met the acquaintance of Audrey Griffith, a classmate of mine in a military school, mystery, yes it is, that of all the high schools, I got involve with those gun...
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...exchanges during the Semester and become fluent in performing them, so that you develop skill and confidence in using English appropriately in various social situations. A | Greetings | Hi!Hello!How are you?How are you doing?How’s everything? How are things?How’s it going?What are you up to?Same as usual. | A: Hi! Mandy. How are you?B: Hi, Phoebe. I’m fine. Thanks. And you?A: I’m fine.A: Hi! Mandy. What are you up to?B: Not a lot. And you?A: Same as usual. | Hi!Hello!I am fine, thank you. And you?Fine, thanks. And you?Good!Great!Very well.Not bad. What about you?Can’t complain. I know how you feel. | A: Hi, Jacky. How are things?B: Hi, Sam. Great. How’s everything with you?A: Everything’s fine. A: Hi, Jacky. How’s it going?B: Can’t complain. Just finished a project and have another due on Friday.A: Yeah I know how you feel! | | B | Introducing oneself | Hello, my name is …Hi, I’m…Good morning. May I introduce myself? My name is … (formal) | A: Good morning, Ms. Jones. My name’s Shelly. I’m an Events student at the Institute for Tourism Studies. B: Nice to meet you.A: I really enjoyed your talk this morning. B: That’s great. Thanks. A: Where are you from in Australia?B: I work in Sydney, although I...
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...The Power of COMMUNICATION Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why by Deborah Tannen FROM THE SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 1995 ISSUE T he head of a large division of a multinational corporation was running a meeting devoted to performance assessment. Each senior manager stood up, reviewed the individuals in his group, and evaluated them for promotion. Although there were women in every group, not one of them made the cut. One after another, each manager declared, in effect, that every woman in his group didn’t have the self-confidence needed to be promoted. The division head began to doubt his ears. How could it be that all the talented women in the division suffered from a lack of self-confidence? In all likelihood, they didn’t. Consider the many women who have left large corporations to start their own businesses, obviously exhibiting enough confidence to succeed on their own. Judgments about confidence can be inferred only from the way people present themselves, and much of that presentation is in the form of talk. The CEO of a major corporation told me that he often has to make decisions in five minutes about matters on which others may have worked five months. He said he uses this rule: If the person making the proposal seems confident, the CEO approves it. If not, he says no. This might seem like a reasonable approach. But my field of research, socio-linguistics, suggests otherwise. The CEO obviously thinks he knows what a confident person sounds...
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...Disclaimers: I don’t own glee… If I did there would be a lot of Faberry moment AN: They didn’t meet Quinn yet (except for a certain brunette) Please Read and Review because it would certainly make my day Chapter 1: Can I Be of Help? The cold breeze can be felt almost instantly in this blur night, Rachel sign and her breath can be visibly seen, and she shivers and hugs herself. She looks up at the 70 feet building. It all started when they all agreed to spend their vacation in Las Vegas, the place for relaxation, Entertainment and Gambling, and all of it happened when they luckily won 10 tickets at some lottery. It was just by luck that Puck clumsily tripped and disturbed, its’ momentum and got the jackpot, Kurt and Rachel squeal with all their might leaving everyone around them deaf. Each one of them went and packed their things and saying their goodbyes to their parents and went off. The ride to the airport was Hell, Santana always wanted to stop at every store they come into, Brittany occasionally wants to go at detours, Sam won’t stop talking about X-Men and the Avengers ,Finn is snoring really loudly and Jesse was disturbingly looking at the mirror, like his worshiping his face and was like trying to propose to himself the only normal there was Rachel, sitting quietly with Ear buds in her ear, Blaine and Kurt talking to each other, Tina doing something on her computer and lastly Puck who was trying to ignore his Friends weird antics, when they...
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...stores. Because of the popularity of its brand, it has also opened a small café for walk-in business. In order to maintain its high quality standard, Henri produces only three products: breakfast muffins, fresh bread, and chocolate chip cookies. Although business has been good in the past few years, a lucky contact with a large chain has recently allowed it to expand its brand out of the local region. Growth has been high since the new contract went into effect. Andy Griff, the chief executive officer (CEO) and founder, has arranged a meeting with a venture capital firm next week. Hopefully the meeting will result in the sale of some of Henri’s stock and an opportunity to establish a significant line of credit with the venture capital firm. These extra funds, if Andy can secure them, should provide sufficient money to meet Henri’s growth targets for the next few years. The venture capital firm’s assessment team has asked Andy to provide a quarterly master budget for the year that just began, complete with pro forma financial statements, at the meeting. They have expressed special interest in Henri’s earnings per share (EPS), cash flow from operations, and profit margins, indicating that good numbers in these areas will be essential for final approval. In typical managerial style, Andy immediately assigned the task of creating the budget to Nicole Quarterman, who has just been hired as Henri’s controller. Since this project is her first assignment, Nicole...
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...A Knack for Excellence Is striving to graduate with Honors really worth the struggle? You might be wondering, is he really taking it there? Well, Yes I am. What if you gave and dedicated your life and soul, solely on achieving this honor and still don’t make it? Yes, I’m sure it looks great on a resume and one may feel like they have accomplished life’s greatest feat, especially when graduating from a Harvard, Yale, Princeton or any other highly-notable University with such prestigious of a honor; but neither life nor success in life is solely characterized by acquiring A’s in school. So is it really worth it, and what does it truly mean to graduate with honors? As the film “With Honors” depicted, for Harvard it meant everything, but he realized the bigger picture in the end. I believe graduating with ‘Honors’ should be considered more than a goal. It should be considered a way of life, a lifestyle so to say. In the film, “With Honors”, ‘Harvard’ was at the mercy of Simon, the ‘Harvard Bum’ who found his thesis paper. Even though Harvard failed to graduate with honors from Harvard, he essentially did one thing right when he chose to chase a dream of graduating with Honors. He set his goals high! He set his eyes on the prize and began a figuratively climb upward the likes of a Mt. Everest; with Mt. Everest being his graduation from Harvard with quote, unquote, honors. Simon taught them that just graduating with a flimsy piece of paper can only get them so far, that...
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...effectiveness. Primarily businesspeople, students and other hardworking consumers purchase the note. Age doesn’t really play a big role. People who know how to use it purchase it and the age differs from 18 to 60. Samsung Galaxy Gear With the new transformed and upgraded smartwatch, people will now be able to pay and send money with just the touch of a finger. But that’s not it! Never get lost any more with the integration of the new and advanced google maps navigation on your Galaxy Gear. Geographic : Worldwide in countries where the working man can afford it. Psychographic : Fits into almost any lifestyle. Socio/Cultural : Upper and middle class Demographic : 20 ↔ 50 ( Unisex) Is the next big thing finally here? Yes it is. Enjoy the sound of music everywhere you go now. With the friction powered batteries installed in your shoes you will never run out of battery....
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...execute these orders no extra effort at all. Well one things for sure this seems to be a daily occurrence in my life, and don't think its limited by the size of the task in hand. Well one thing I always think about in the moment of climax when said person tells me that they haven't completed the most basic of tasks is, what is going on in your head. This question I seem to find my self mulling over a considerable amount of time; as to really figure out what goes on up there. Is it just that they’re super focused on something else, like of piece of work that needs completing right now, but surely they can find some way to manage their life and do the tasks which they have been set. For your average everyday person it’s more understandable, yes it is heller annoying and we all hate it and sometimes it can be quite a significant thing not to do; but when its your job, when they are in a professional job and they still fail to meet your expectations. Then at this point dam I just wanna start busting some skulls. It’s just not fair when you are paying your own hard...
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...control issue, write a Yes/No question such that a “No” answer represents a control weakness. For example, one question might be, “Are customer credit limits set and modified by a credit manager with no sales responsibility?” * b. For each Yes/No question, write a brief explanation of why a “No” answer represents a control weakness. Sales Order Entry 1. Are there data entry application controls in place? The answer is no which represents the weakness in that you risk inaccurate or incomplete customer orders. Shipping 2. Is there a separation of shipping and billing functions? This answer no represents weakness in that there a risk of sending wrong merchandise, wrong quantities, and wrong addresses. Billing 3. Are there adequate data entry checks? This answer no represents a weakness in that it errors in billing. Cash Collection 4. Is there a periodic reconciliation of bank statements with records by someone not involved in cash receipts processing? 5. Is there a segregation of duties? The answer no to either of these questions represents a threat in that there is a higher risk of fraud or theft. 13.5. Use Table 13-2 to create a questionnaire checklist that can be used to evaluate controls for each of the basic activities in the expenditure cycle (ordering goods, receiving, approving supplier invoices, and cash disbursements). Required * a .For each control issue, write a Yes/No question such...
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...Questionnaire Design Local Government Data Unit ~ Wales A guide to... ...Questionnaire Design A Questionnaire Design Local Government Data Unit ~ Wales This guide provides advice and guidance on designing questionnaires. It focuses mainly on points to consider when writing questions and how to format self-completion questionnaires. You may also want to look at: • Survey Design and Analysis We have produced a series of guides which covers four broad areas: • • • • Surveys Performance management Collecting and using data Statistical processes The series of guides is available electronically on our website, www.dataunitwales.gov.uk/guides We also provide advice, guidance and training support relating to each of the documents in the series. For further information contact: Local Government Data Unit ~ Wales 029 2090 9500 or visit our website: www.dataunitwales.gov.uk ISBN – 978-1-907073-02-1 Published 2009 Published by: Local Government Data Unit ~ Wales 3–7 Columbus Walk, Cardiff, CF10 4SD Telephone: 029 2090 9500 Email: enquiries@dataunitwales.gov.uk Web: www.dataunitwales.gov.uk © Local Government Data Unit ~ Wales, 2009 (Data Unit) This material can be reproduced as long as the Data Unit is acknowledged as the original author. Any queries should be sent to the Data Unit at the above address or via e-mail: enquiries@dataunitwales.gov.uk B Questionnaire Design Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Types of surveys ...
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...In class we had our first group negotiation, which proved to be a very challenging exercise. There were two teams, a labor union and factory management. The factory management wanted stricter rules and lower labor rates while the labor union wanted good benefits, higher wages, and less regulation. In addition to having team interests we also had individual interests. For example, I was an employee who worked at the factory 30 years so my interest was to have less regulation and to have higher benefits. Although each of us, had a desire to win, and had our own interests that could have made the negotiation distributive, the best approach was an integrative approach. This negotiation was distributive in nature since it had to do with getting the “most” or “least” points yet it did not have to be. Since my team knew that a distributive approach would not lead us anywhere we decided to use an integrative strategy. For example, the other side was not going to give us a substantial increase in benefits regardless of our options so we needed to find a way to accumulate points a different way. Therefore, we began pushing for higher wages and we were able to get a fifteen cent increase to give us 3 points, we required that we signed the labor clause (+2), slight increase in benefits (+1), weak regulation( -1), and one management regulation ( -1), etc. Overall, as a team we accomplished a gain of 7 points. There was not enough time and the other side was not budging. We tried not budging...
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