...Table of Contents INTRODUCTION: 3 P1 4 Strategic context 4 Mission: 4 Vision: 4 Objective: 4 Core Competency: 5 P2. 5 Issues in strategic planning process 5 Being international: 5 Budget and finance: 5 Improvement of operation management: 5 Environment: 5 Time management: 6 P3 6 Planning techniques used by organizations: 6 BCG matrix: 6 Profit impact of market strategy (PIMS) 7 P4 7 Organizational audit for Tesco: 7 SWOT analysis 7 Value chain analysis: 8 PESTLE analysis: 8 Significance of Stakeholder analysis: 9 P7 10 Alternate strategies relation with substantive growth, limited growth, retrenchment: 10 Substantive Growth: 10 Limited Growth: 10 Retrenchment: 10 P8 11 Appropriate Future strategy for Orange Mobile operation: 11 P9 11 Roles and responsibilities of strategic Implementation: 11 P10 12 Requirement of Resource for Implementing a New Strategy: 12 P11 12 Targets and Timescales to monitor and achieve a Given Strategy: 12 Conclusion: 13 Bibliography 14 INTRODUCTION: For organization success strategic planning is one important tool. And for successfully implementing strategy various techniques are required to be acquired. Management in a proper way and planning in timely manner is important to implement strategy. From various solutions best one has to be picked. And every step has to be predefined achieve all the organizations goal. P1 Strategic context: every organization has its own...
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...Katherine Kersey Dec-06-2013 Argument Research Essay English Comp Cruel Games Dogs are human’s best friends. While some people choose to treat dogs with kindness and respect, others are mistreating dogs by using them for their entertainment. Dog fighting is still occurring today. It is big business in many parts of the county. This often happens in areas where there is poverty. Dog fighting is seen as “the quick” money. Some highly organized groups even use a secret dialect called the “Cajon Dictionary” on social network sites to plan fighting events discretely. This cruelty is also most often linked between more crimes including; illegal firearms possession, drug trafficking, gambling, spousal and child abuse, rape, and homicide. Regardless of if you can make money from it or not, dog fighting is a very cruel activity that should never occur anywhere in the world. A dog cannot speak for itself and say, “Stop!” That’s why more people need to be aware of this epidemic and see what is being done to help end it. Ancient Romans pitted dogs against each other in gladiatorial contests, but dogs have also played practical roles in society. Dogs have long been used as hunting companions, defenders of property and protectors of livestock against poachers and wild animals. They play key roles in military and K-9 police units. French bulldogs and Old Boston Bulldogs killed household vermin and therefore made valuable pets. “In England, bulldogs that were crossbred with terriers...
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...Argumentative and Persuasive Essays Sometimes we write to defend an opinion, to argue against somebody’s point of view, or to convince readers why and how we think a certain problem should be settled. The argument we develop should be a logical, properly thought-out presentation of ideas that makes a claim about an issue and supports that claim with evidence. Within this general frame, our argument consists of four basic components: (1) an issue, (2) a claim, (3) support, and (4) a recognition and refutation of the opposing view. A. The Issue. An argument is concerned with an issue – a case (like war, smoking, cloning, etc.) on which people hold opposite or different opinions. To build a convincing argument about an issue, it is essential that we be aware of the audience we are addressing: • Agreeing audience: When you write to people who already agree with your claim, the focus is usually to urge them to take a specific action and build emotional ties with them. • Neutral audience: In writing to a neutral audience, try to emphasize the importance of the issue and offer explanations that clear up your readers’ questions or misunderstandings about, or lack of interest in it. • Disagreeing audience: The most challenging audience combines people whose viewpoints contrast with yours; they may be hostile to your claim and have strong feelings about the issue. In writing to a disagreeing audience, your goal is to convince readers to consider and adopt your views on the issue...
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...This document is under development. Input and suggestions for improvement are welcomed by at this address. This revision: 1997. Your Obligation to the Reader. The author of a book or paper has an obligation to give the reader something beyond what the reader could obtain directly from the source materials. These services to the reader may include: Research and investigate. Seek out obscure and hard-to-find material, and unify it into a clear presentation. Synthesize. Draw together diverse things to show patterns and relations. Organize. Give logical continuity and structure to diverse materials. Analyze. Provide critical analysis in which arguments are examined for evidence, validity, logic, and flaws. Clarify. Make evidence and arguments clearer to the reader. Elucidate difficult material. Examine in a broader context. Show how a specific subject fits into a broader context, relates to another field, or relates to historic precedents. Select and distill. Weed out fluff and irrelevancies to get at the main issues of a complex subject. Adopt a point of view. Show how the preponderance of evidence and reason favors one side in a controversial issue. Research Materials Before sitting down to write you must have ideas, a plan in mind and genuine understanding to communicate. That comes from reading everything you can get your hands on related to your subject. How much? Well, I'd feel a bit insecure writing about anything until I'd digested and understood anywhere...
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...Cohesion in the Translated Novels of Naguib Mahfouz: the Evidence from The Thief and the Dogs. By Ahmed-Sokarno Abdel-Hafiz South Valley University Abstract The paper aims at examining how lexical cohesion is achieved in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel The Thief and The Dogs and how the translators have dealt with this device in the translated version. The paper compares lexical cohesive devices in this novel and in its English version. It is also an attempt to test two hypotheses that account for the degree of explicitness in the translated text as compared to the source text: the Explicitation Hypothesis and the Stylistic Preference Hypothesis. Both Aziz (1998) and Obeidat (1998) adopt the Stylistic Preference Hypothesis which attributes explicitness or implicitness to Stylistic preference of the target language. The Explicitation Hypothesis is shown to offer a more appropriate explanation for the way lexical cohesion is rendered in the target language. 0. Introduction Cohesion is defined “as the set of possibilities that exist in the language for making text hang together: the potential that the speaker...
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... that owns many f the world’s consumer brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. One such product is Flora margarine. Flora was developed in the 1960’s in direct response to the Dutch medical community request for aheart-0health alternative to products like butter and lard. (Unilever, 2011) According to Unilever’s Mission statement; “Our mission is to add vitality to life. We meet every day needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people look good, feel good and get more out of life.” (Unilever, 2011)This statement thus identifies with the Flora brand. The flora brand is the biggest seller in the butter and margarine category and also the leader in the health category. In this essay, a critical analysis of Flora’s marketing strategy, how effective it is in terms of segmentation, competition, positioning and targeting will be made, including the strengths and weaknesses of this campaign. The Flora brand has managed to position itself in the mind of consumers as a pioneer for health in the butter and margarine category and, in so doing, has become a true heavyweight in its respective market segment. Unilever by introducing Flora has played a leading role in helping consumers choose foods that are good for their hearts. They do these through their partnership with the World Health Federation and thus help raise awareness and profile of heart disease in our country. Flora brand helps us realise the fact that heart disease...
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...COURSE: Employee Relations UNIT CODE: F/601/1271 LECTURE DAYS: Thursday 9:00am -12:00pm VENUE: School of Business & Computer Science, San Fernando DURATION July 24, 2014- November 20, 2014 LECTURER: Roger Samaroo DATE OF ISSUE: July 23, 2014 HAND IN DATE: 1A Oct 9, 2014 1B Oct 30, 2014 ------------------------------------------------- NO.: 1 2 3 RESUBMISSION Student Name: _______________________________ Edexcel No.: _______________ Criteria reference | To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the student is able to: | | Task no. | | Evidence | 1.1 | Explain the unitary and pluralistic frames of reference | | | | | 1.2 | Assess how changes in trade unionism have affected employee relations | | | | | 1.3 | Explain the role of the main players in employee relations | | | | | 4.1 | Assess the influence of the EU on industrial democracy in the UK | | | | | 4.2 | Compare methods used to gain employeeparticipation and involvement in the decisionmaking process in organisations | | | | | 4.3 | Assess the impact of human resource management on Employee Relations | | | | | Criteria reference | To achieve the MERIT criteria the evidence must additionally show that the student is able to: | | Task no. | | Evidence | M1 | Effective approach to study and research and has been applied to understanding partnership in UK | | | | | M2 | Research of relevant sources for information and noting...
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...CHAPTER 6 CONSUMER AND BUSINESS BUYER BEHAVIOR MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. _________________ refers to the buying behavior of final consumers. a. Consumer buyer behavior b. Target market buying c. Market segment buying d. Business buying behavior Answer: (a) Difficulty: (1) Page: 191 2. ____________ is individuals and households who buy goods and services for personal consumption. a. The target market b. A market segment c. The consumer market d. The ethnographic market Answer: (c) Difficulty: (1) Page: 191, 192 3. According to the text, the American consumer market consists of: a. 189 million consumers. b. 284 million consumers. c. 375 million consumers. d. 438 million consumers. Answer: (b) Difficulty: (3) Page: 191 4. Understanding consumer buying behavior is not easy. The answers are often locked deep within the consumer’s head. The central question for marketers is: a. how much money is the consumer willing to spend? b. how much does the consumer need the product being offered for sale? c. how much does a discount or a coupon affect the purchase rate? d. how do consumers respond to various marketing efforts the company might use? Answer: (d) Difficulty: (3) Page: 192 5. The starting point in understanding how consumers respond to various marketing efforts the company might...
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...1. Which sentence uses verbs correctly? Choose 1 answer - ANSWER D – A. Angry cats are wanting to be let outside. –WRONG TENSE should be “want” B. The hungry dogs have ate their breakfast. - WRONG TENSE should be “eaten” C. Yesterday, the teacher prepares the assignment. - WRONG TENSE should be “prepared” D. The children are ready to go to school. 2. Which sentence has the correct subject-verb agreement? Choose 1 answer ANSWER A – ignore the stuff between the commas A. The children, hushed by their teacher, try to keep quiet. B. The books, read by the student, is returned to their shelf. INCORRECT – plural “books” doesn’t match singular “is returned” C. The librarian, anxious to find the books, browse the stacks. Singular “librarian” does not match plural “browse” D. The student, bothered by the uproar, request less noise. Singular “student” does not match plural “request” 3. Which sentence has the underlined word spelled correctly? Choose 1 answer ANSWER A – B is spelled correctly but it’s the wrong use. A. The principal sent the student a letter of congratulations. B. The principle ate lunch with the students. INCORRECT – wrong version of word for sentence C. The prinsipal signs the final grade reports. INCORRECT – no ‘s’ D. The princepal earned minimal interest. INCORRECT – no ‘e’ 4. Classify each sentence according to whether it exhibits or does not exhibit parallelism. Select your...
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...automatically learn the bad habits and slang that native speakers assume are correct, (2) you acquire an understanding of the elements of grammar that native speakers rarely bother to learn, and (3) your perspective of communication and your thought processes are different from those of native English speakers, so your writing easily can be more interesting and fresh than that of native speakers, who too often rely on clichés and old, tired phrases. Officially denied (but known by experienced students) is that good, clear writing can cover a multitude of content weaknesses—in other words, even the most austere and reserved of teachers cannot avoid being affected ever-so-slightly toward the positive if the essay he or she is reading is well written and errorless—even if the premise of the essay is that Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1992 in the Pinta, the Niña, and the Andrea Doria. The Key to Good Writing in English is Simplicity but The Great Golden Doorway to Good Writing is Rewriting! Do not commit yourself to what you have written, thinking of it as finished. Think of your writing as a block of wood, and you whittle and chip away at it, each time moving closer and closer to a beautiful sculpture. The great thing about writing is that it takes no great physical effort, no tools, no cleanup of shavings and chips, and no bandages from hitting your thumb with the mallet....
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...this situation sounds familiar, you may find it reassuring to know that many professionals undergo these same strange compulsions before they begin writing. Jean Kerr, author of Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, admits that she often finds herself in the kitchen reading soup-can labels—or anything—in order to prolong the moments before taking pen in hand. John C. Calhoun, vice president under Andrew Jackson, insisted he had to plow his fields before he could write, and Joseph Conrad, author of Lord Jim and other novels, is said to have cried on occasion from the sheer dread of sitting down to compose his stories. To spare you as much hand-wringing as possible, this chapter presents some practical suggestions on how to begin writing your short essay. Although all writers must find the methods that work best for them, you may find some of the following ideas helpful. But no matter how you actually begin putting words on paper, it is absolutely essential to maintain two basic ideas concerning your writing task. Before you write a single sentence, you should always remind yourself that 1. You have some valuable ideas to tell your reader, and 2. More than anything, you want to communicate those ideas to your reader. These reminders may seem obvious to you, but without a solid commitment to your own opinions as well as to your reader, your prose will be lifeless and boring. If you don’t care about your subject, you can’t very well expect anyone else to. Have confidence that your ideas are...
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...ACCUPLACER® Sample Questions for Students © 2012 The College Board. College Board, ACCUPLACER, WritePlacer and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. All other products and services may be trademarks of their respective owners. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org. Sentence Skills In an ACCUPLACER® placement test, there are 20 Sentence Skills questions of two types. • The first type is sentence correction questions that require an understanding of sentence structure. These questions ask you to choose the most appropriate word or phrase for the underlined portion of the sentence. • The second type is construction shift questions. These questions ask that a sentence be rewritten according to the criteria shown while maintaining essentially the same meaning as the original sentence. Within these two primary categories, the questions are also classified according to the skills being tested. Some questions deal with the logic of the sentence, others with whether or not the answer is a complete sentence, and still others with the relationship between coordination and subordination. 3. To walk, biking, and driving are Pat’s favorite ways of getting around. A. To walk, biking, and driving B. Walking, biking, and driving C. To walk, biking, and to drive D. To walk, to bike, and also driving 4. When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this is an example of jaywalking. A. When you cross the street in the middle of...
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...CRITICAL ESSAY: COMPENSATION EQUITY IN CHINA Hou Guangjian ABSTRACT In China presently, employees receive different compensation according to all kinds of ad hoc definitions of external equity, internal equity and individual equity. Consequently, employee attitudes toward work and social status are affected. If the government would provide people with access to better education, legal measures that guarantee fair competition, and training opportunities to people who have need, the Chinese people would have greater reason to believe that improved compensation equity will be realized in the future. INTRODUCTION Two years after the death of late chairman Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping launched century. During the past twenty-five years, the country has witnessed tremendous gains in economy and social wealth in general. Although, on the average, people are leading a much better life, the gap between rich and the poor is becoming larger. As a large developing country in a transition period from a planned economy to a market economy, China at present has to adopt a de facto policy of “letting a few people get rich first” to stimulate enthusiasm and initiative for the rest of the population. Thus, the usual egalitarianism -- what Chinese term the “Large Bowl” -- has been smashed. People working at similar jobs receive different compensation. Various ad hoc definitions of external equity, internal equity and individual equity influence compensation and, consequently, employee attitudes toward...
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...CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION TO NESTLÉ S.A. Nestlé began in Switzerland in the mid 1860s when founder Henri Nestlé created one of the first baby formulas. Henri realized the need for a healthy and economical product to serve as an alternative for mothers who could not breastfeed their babies. Mothers who were unable to breastfeed often lost their infants to malnutrition. Henri’s product was a carefully formulated mixture of cow’s milk, flour and sugar. Nestlé’s first product was called Farine Lactée (“cornflour gruel” in French) Henri Nestlé. The product was first used on a premature baby who could not tolerate his mother’s milk or other alternative products of that time. Doctors gave up on treating the infant. Miraculously the baby tolerated Henri’s new formula and it provided the nourishment that saved his life. Within a few years the first Nestlé product was marketed in Europe. In 1874, Jules Monnerat purchased the Nestlé Company. Nestlé developed its own condensed milk to contend with its competitor, the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company. The Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company made products like cheese and instant formulas. The two companies merged in 1905, the year after Nestlé added chocolate to its line of foods. The newly formed Nestlé and Anglo-Swiss Milk Company had factories in the United States, Britain, Spain and Germany. Soon the company was full-scale manufacturing in Australia with warehouses in Singapore, Hong Kong and...
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...Catholic Community. Although this college is meant primarily for Catholics, it admits other students irrespective of caste and creed. The College aims at training young men and women of quality to be leaders in all walks of life, whom we hope will play a vital role in bringing about the desired changes for the betterment of the people of our country, more particularly of the dalits and other poorer and marginalized sections of society. The College trains young men and women to serve their fellowmen in justice, truth and love. Loyola College became autonomous in July 1978. The College, however, continues to be affiliated to the University of Madras and is autonomous, in the sense that it is free to frame its own course of studies and adopt innovative methods of teaching and evaluation. The University degrees will be conferred on the students passing the examinations conducted by the college. In Loyola, we look at education differently. For us, education does not lie in the quantification of knowledge. But it lies in the quality of knowledge that helps form the character of students. We Form them as Competent, Committed, Creative and Compassionate men and women for others. This is what has made Loyola climb to the top in the league of colleges in India. Today, there are 18 departments (Arts, Sciences and Commerce) and 9...
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