...DMB/380 February 10th 2014 DMB/380 February 10th 2014 Art Museum Database By: For the past couple of years, a local art Museum has been collecting different art pieces from various artists. The Museum then displays the art throughout different galleries across town. The collection has significantly grown and it is now complicated for the museum to keep track of the many different artist and their different art pieces and collections, as well as where the art is located, whether it is stored in different galleries or the Museum itself. It is important for the Museum to develop a database that can keep track of the different art pieces, the artists, the different locations the pieces can be located and a total amount of pieces collected since it continues to grow at a very fast rate. The database will help the Museum substantially as well as the artists who create many various art pieces. Problems and Constraints The Museum continues to grow and it has become difficult for the manager and staff to keep track of the art collection. Not having a database that can tie the artist with his art and the location of it has caused the Museum to lose some of the different art pieces which in return equal financial losses to the Museum. Another problem the Museum continues to have is keeping track of when and where the art is being displayed. Most of the art is displayed for a period of time throughout the different galleries then either stored back...
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...The MMA is one of the most public in the country, and more heavily dependent on the mem- bership contribution than any other [museum]. Like most, it is underendowed and underfunded from reliable public funds. In fact, the American Association of Museums reports that only about 60 percent of America’s 2000-plus art museums have enough income from their endowment to cover their operating costs. Nevertheless, this institu- tion has chosen to be public, with free access, and this is very noble. It is wonderful that the museum has decided not to belong to an agglomeration of very rich people. This museum has more character than it thinks it has. It has the best balanced collection between Western and non-Western art of any museum in the country. We have not chosen to sell or promote the unique aspects of this collection or the museum’s emphasis on historical context.What we have are the makings of an institu- tion that is very different from other museums, and we ought to be able to make that into an advantage rather than apologize for...
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...Will Hawkins is the Museum Coordinator at the Tuscaloosa Museum of Art, home of The Westervelt Collection. Mr. Hawkins graduated from Huntington College in Montgomery, AL with a degree in History. After college, he began working in the restaurant industry and continued for 15 years. While working in Tuscaloosa, he began volunteering with the Tuscaloosa Museum of Art, and shortly after, he was hired as a member of the staff and worked his way up to becoming the Museum Coordinator. The Tuscaloosa Museum of Art houses The Westervelt Collection comprised of approximately 1000 works of fine and decorative arts. The collection was amassed by Jack Warner as investments for Gulf States Paper, now the Westervelt Company. Operating under a nonprofit foundation, the museum was asked by the Westervelt Company to share its collection with the community. Being a collection that was pieced together simply by the tastes of one man, the Westervelt Collection is remarkably cohesive. Hawkins stated that's he is always amazed at the story told through the pieces of art. There are four paid staff members at the museum. Mr. Hawkins and Kathy Thurman are the only two professional staff members. The museum employs two part-time college students. Mr. Hawkins’s duties as Museum Coordinator include a very wide range of daily tasks. From handling the art to training docents and from scheduling tours to giving them himself, Hawkins’s day is packed with many different tasks. The museum has gone through...
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...Olowe of Ise “It is insufficiently understood that a museums power lies not in the possession of objects and collections, but in the acceptance of its authority to name them by both label and context. This is the most jealously guarded divine right of the museum as the curator of soi-disant public collections” – Duncan F. Cameron. Duncan F. Cameron served as a museum curator and director in the Brooklyn Museum in the New York City Borough of Brooklyn, the second largest museum in New York City and one of the largest in the United States. Duncan served in the museum from 1971-1974. An artist once told me, “Art is in the eyes of the beholder” – anonymous. It’s a statement with a broad perspective of thought and meditation. First I would like to give an example of what the quote by Duncan meant can be seen by the work of Constantine Petridis, a museum curator of African art gallery in the Cleveland Museum of art. He explains objects from the same culture are displayed together and differentiated with those of their neighbors. This concept shows the formal and stylistic relationships between neighboring and familiar artistic customs or traditions that ex-plains the distinctiveness of the arts of distinct people. An addition to the regional framework, thematic connections are highlighted through the use of gallery cards which explain topics of artists, leadership, masks and masquerades, styles and the supernatural. Gallery cards provide photo, descriptions and narrative text linking...
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...BISE – RESEARCH PAPER Analysis of Informal Communication Networks – A Case Study It is becoming more and more important for knowledge workers to increase their productivity. However, there is a general lack of (semi-)automated, IT-supported data collection and evaluation approaches that allow insights into the processes and structures of an enterprise’s internal networks and the activities of its knowledge workers. The article presents a prototype of an IT-supported instrument (“Social Badges”) that supports automatic collection of informal, personal interaction between (knowledge) workers within an enterprise. The authors’ aim is to introduce a novel approach which improves data quality over legacy methods. The approach uses Social Network Analysis (SNA) to make it easier for executives to analyze and manage informal communications networks. Its practical applicability is demonstrated by a case study. DOI 10.1007/s12599-008-0018-z The Authors Dr. Kai Fischbach Prof. Dr. Detlef Schoder Seminar for Business Informatics and Information Management University of Cologne Pohligstr. 1 50969 Cologne Germany {fischbach | schoder}@ wim.uni-koeln.de 1 Introduction If the formal organization is the skeleton of a company, the informal is the central nervous system driving the collective thought processes, actions, and reactions of its business units. (Krackhardt and Hanson 1993, p. 104) Both the volume and importance of knowledge workers are growing as industrialized countries...
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...The Commercial Lien Process What is a Commercial Lien? http://lien.fmotl.com/ If someone has 'wronged' you, by their actions, you have a remedy, in Law. The Common Law is the Law-of-the-Land, and is the highest man-made Law under which the People of the Nation are bound. Under the Common Law, everyone is individually responsible for their own actions. The 'office' they may hold, the 'authority' they may consider they have, and/or the uniform they may wear, does not protect them in any way, shape, form. Simply because they (like everyone else) are responsible for every action they take. This was set into tablets of stone following Word War II, at the Nuremberg Trials. German Officers claimed "I was only obeying orders", yet they were still found guilty, and hung accordingly. This also forms a part of the Geneva Convention to which most Countries are signatories, especially the United Kingdom. Thus "I was only obeying orders" is not a defence. The reasoning is simple: BEFORE taking any actions against anyone else, make sure that what you are doing is lawful and moral. If you suspect that the action you have been ordered to take is either unlawful or immoral, then you must refuse to obey. You can report the order, and your reasons for believing it to be unlawful and/or immoral to a higher authority. You can go as high as you like in the chain of authority, pointing out that anyone who conspires to support the unlawful/immoral order are making themselves accomplices, in Law...
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...Management of Accounts Receivable December 1997 Contents Preface Introduction The Accounts Receivable Process Re-Engineering Accounts Receivable Risk Management Use of Advanced Technology Debt Collection Processes Performance Measurement Appendix Preface This guide accompanies the Auditor-General’s Audit Report No. 29, Management of Accounts Receivable in the Commonwealth. It is intended to provide an overview of the current trends and "better practice" approaches that are being adopted by organisations in managing accounts receivable. In the commercial world the way in which organisations manage their accounts receivable has significant implications for the financial health of those organisations. This creates an imperative to ensure the management of receivables is both efficient and effective. The practices used in common business processes such as accounts receivable management have universal application and are not industry specific. In this regard there are lessons to be learned by others from the practices followed by organisations for whom accounts receivable is a core business process. The better practices discussed in this guide are therefore recommended for consideration by Commonwealth government agencies. Not all of the practices outlined in this guide will suit each agency’s circumstances, however, it is considered that most agencies, which derive revenue on sale of goods and services on credit terms, will benefit from benchmarking their current practices...
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...#1a. Examination of four similar jurisdictions by population Law City Population= 36,328 (a1) (a2) City | Population | # of Officers | Appletown | 32,292 | 45 | Fun City | 45,005 | 39 | Home Wood | 44,134 | 54 | Lake Villa | 31,716 | 30 | Data Source Population of Law City from 1a Group F #1 Population and Officers From other cities Table 16 project Data set 3 #1b. Number of Officers per 1000 Data Source= Table 16 and Q1a City | Population/1000 | Fpo= | Fpo | Appletown | 32.292 | 45/32.292 | 1.394 | Fun City | 45.005 | 39/45.005 | .867 | Home Wood | 44.134 | 54/44.134 | 1.224 | Lake Villa | 31.716 | 30/31.716 | .946 | #1c Recommended Conversion Value City | Conversion Value | Appletown | 1.394 | Fun City | .867 | Home Wood | 1.224 | Lake Villa | .946 | Average | 4.431/4= 1.108 | Data Source Question 1b…Fpo of Cities The recommended conversion value for Law City is: 1.108 Officers per 1000 population #1d Number of Officers using current Law City Population and recommended conversion factor No=Fpo * Population (in 1000s) Data Source No=1.108*36.328 Population of Law City from Question 1a Group F No=41 1……Fpo from Question 1c Q2a. From Table 2 Patrol Activity | Calls | CFS Part I | 3840 | CFS Part II | 5549 | CFS For Service | 17653 | CFS Traffic Crashes | 1951 | Admin Patrol Activities | 5304 | TOTAL NUMBER OF PATROL ACTIVITIES |...
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...be sent to training institutions every year, and the longest training lasts for 3 months. The new individuals can also have the training courses from the beginning. All the training fees are covered by the company and it offers the salary for employees when they are in the training period. However, the turnover of employees is quite high and the leaving people caused much loss for the company. The aim of this article is to investigate in Huawei’s turnover problem and give a proposal based on data collections that attract major stakeholders’ attention to make some changes. The highly turnover of employees will have bad influence of the strategic management and thus affect the company’s long-term good performance. Research methods and data sources (1.1&1.2) It is necessary to make a research which showing the valid and reliable information before make the suggestions showing to the stakeholders. When conducting a research project, HR officers have to experience a data collection process. The data types can be categorised as follows: primary or secondary and qualitative or quantitative. Horn (2009) describes the definitions of primary data as new collected information which has never been used in the previous research. The secondary...
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...FOR OFFICERS IN SRI LANKA NAVY BY LCdr (ASW) TR DANIEL PGD in Defence Management Naval and Maritime Academy (Accredited to General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University) DECLARATION I declare that this dissertation contains no material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma in any university or equivalent institution, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief, contains no material previously submitted or written by any other person, except where due reference is made in the text of this Dissertation. I carried out the work described in this under the supervision of Captain (ND) KJ Kularathne, RSP,Psc,MSc(D&SS) ........................................................ Date:.......................... TR DANIEL 7001 COMMENTS OF THE SUPERVISOR ..................................................... Date ........................................ KJ KULARATHNE,RSP,Psc,MSc(D&SS) Captain (ND) Sri Lanka Navy ABSTRACT Sri Lanka Navy is one of the largest organization in Sri Lanka with nearly 55000 men & women are working to date .SLN is not only one of the largest, but also diverse as more than 20 major professions are cohesion to form this organisation. Officers form the backbone of this large organisation; SLN and better performance of officers is a necessity to achieve organisational goals. Therefore performances of the officers are...
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...Course Title: Thesis Paper A Research Paper on “How brand elements influence the consumers’ purchase intention of a brand: A study on Horlicks and GlaxoSmithKline” Prof. Dr. Md. Masudur Rahman Professor Department of Marketing University of Dhaka Prof. Dr. Md. Masudur Rahman Professor Department of Marketing University of Dhaka Prepared For: Anisur Rahman ChowdhuryRoll-117, Section A18th batchDepartment of MarketingUniversity of Dhaka | Prepared By: Submission Date: 31 March, 2016 Letter of Transmittal March 30, 2016 Prof. Dr. Masudur Rahman Professor Department of Marketing University of Dhaka Subject: A Research Paper on “How brand elements influence the consumers’ purchase intention of a brand: A study on Horlicks and GlaxoSmithKline” Dear Sir, This is an immense pleasure to submit my thesis paper on A Research Paper on “How brand elements influence the consumers’ purchase intention of a brand: A study on Horlicks and GlaxoSmithKline” as a partial fulfillment of BBA program. I hope this paper is informative and comprehensive as per your instruction. Here, I have worked with the consumer of “Horlicks” and tried to analyze their feedback to find out the impact of brand elements of “Horlicks & GlaxoSmithKline” on their purchase intention of Horlicks. Now, I am very grateful to you for your valuable supervision, precious time, effort and support throughout...
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...REVIEW OF EXHIBITIONIn Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion (London, The Queen’sGallery, Buckingham Palace, 10 May–6 October 2013). Catalogue In Fine Style:The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion, ed. Anna Reynolds. London: Royal Collec-tion Trust, 2013. 300 pp. illus., over 320 colour. £45.00. ISBN: 978-1905686445(hb).‘In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion’, described as the Royal Collec-tion’s first exhibition of royal fashion, presented the visitor with an impressive numberof Tudor and Stuart portraits, most of which were drawn from the Queen’s Collection.Over sixty pictures, some very well known and others less so, were used to exploreclothing worn by the English monarchy and nobility between 1485 and 1714. Thevirtue of selecting paintings spanning approximately 230 years of English and thenBritish history, ranging from Henry VII to Queen Anne, made it possible to focussharply on how royal fashions changed over a significant period of time. And thesewere turbulent times that saw the rise and fall of two royal houses, queens regnant aswell as kings, a minority, a regicide, and the Restoration. Against this context, maleclothing evolved from the doublet and hose worn with a long gown (favoured by HenryVII), to being accompanied by a short, semi-circular cloak worn nonchalantly on oneshoulder (by the reign of James I), to the coat, vest and breeches. This forerunner tothe modern three-piece suit was introduced by Charles II and became really estab-lished under...
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...PRACTICE & PROBLEMS OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT OF BANGLADESH ARMY INTRODUCTION 1. Human beings are the most important resources in an organization. A firm’s / organization’s success depends on the capabilities of its members. Most problems, challenges, opportunities and frustrations in an organization are people related. Human Resource Management is one of the toughest duties of a manager or leader since humans differ in terms of attitudes, values, aspirations, motivations, assumptions, psychology, and life goals. Looking at today’s competitive world, managerial level staff will require more conceptual and strategic skills. Managers have to be proactive, able to anticipate technological developments and prepare their staff for whatever technological changes that might take place. This will be a successful task only when the HRM itself is fully aware of those changes and has the means to deal with them. HR managers have a number of roles to fulfill. They are the guardians of the manpower- the key assets of the organizations. They are also counselor and protector of employees and directly responsible for their effectiveness in the organization. They need to do their jobs in keeping with the existing laws, rules and regulations of the organization, and promote harmony at the workplace. This has direct bearing in a healthier and more attractive work environment. The success or failure of HR depends also on the top management’s recognition of the importance of HRM, and...
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...WORLD VISION POSITION DESCRIPTION |KEY POSITION INFORMATION | |Job Title |DM&E Coordinator | |13 | |Reports To |Program Team Leader | |Department/Group |Quality Team |Location |Sarajevo | WORK CONTEXT / BACKGROUND: World Vision’s earliest involvement in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) was in 1994. Over the years, WV BiH has re-shaped its ministry from a largely return-focused program to one in alignment with the country’s basic development needs. WV BiH strategic intent is to contribute towards CWB in BiH (child wellbeing). To date, WV BiH works in partnership with communities, local and national government, faith-based institutions and civil society for the well-being of children. WV BiH makes no distinction of faith, ethnicity or gender when delivering its assistance to children and their families. Currently WV BiH employs 80 staff across the country. The overall annual budget for World Vision Bosnia and Herzegovina is around $4.6 million. PURPOSE OF POSITION: To lead the DM&E processes of intentional design and gathering of evidence of programs. This will be done through the...
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