...Case For Analysis: Covington Corrugated Parts & Services Abstract Covington Corrugated Parts & Services is a Virginia based company providing precision machine parts and services to the domestic corrugated box and paperboard industry. The business is owned by Larisa Harrison and operates from a 50,000 square foot factory in the rural Shenandoah Valley with 150 employees, many of them now nearing retirement. Due to changes in the economy and new competition their dominant 70 percent of the market share is rapidly declining. While management was focused on building the business, the box and paperboard industry was changing; plastics and reusable containers were becoming more prevalent. Management is now faced with the task of developing and implementing a new strategy for growth, replacing skilled employees, and maintaining a competitive edge in the industry. This case study will identify the issues Covington is facing, analyze the problems, and propose a strategy for the new challenges ahead (Daft, 2013). Introduction Covington is a Virginia based company that provides parts and services to the domestic corrugated box and paperboard industry. With...
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...Case study #1 – Convington Corrugated. Pg 87 Larisa Harrison grimaced as she tossed her company’s latest quarterly earnings onto the desk. When sales at Virginia-based Covington Corrugated Parts & Services surged past the $10 million mark some time back, Larisa was certain the company was well positioned for steady growth. Today Covington, which provides precision machine parts and service to the domestic corrugated box and paperboard industry, still enjoys a dominant market share, but sales and profits are showing clear signs of stagnation. More than two decades ago, Larisa’s grandfather loaned her the money to start the business and then handed over the barn on what had been the family’s Shenandoah Valley farm to serve as her first factory. He had been a progressive thinker compared to many of his contemporaries who scoffed at the idea of a woman running a machine parts plant, and he saw no reason why a smart, ambitious 27-year-old woman couldn’t run anything she wanted to. His old-fashioned friends no lon- ger scoffed when Larisa became one of the major employers in the local area. Today, Covington operates from a 50,000 square-foot factory located near I-81 just a few miles from that old family barn. The business allowed Larisa to realize what had once seemed an almost impossible goal: She was making a good living without having to leave her close-knit extended family and rural roots. She also felt a sense of satisfaction at employing about 150 people, many of them...
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...In the movie “The Life of PI” we meet a writer (Rafe Spall) chatting with Adult Pi (Irrfan Khan). He is beginning his story, but first, he starts of telling us how he got his name. His uncle (whom he calls "mama-ji") was a frequent swimmer thanks to his large chest and skinny legs. He went to a pool in Paris that was "so clear, you could make your coffee there." The pool was called Piscine Molitor, and therefore, Pi's full name was Piscine Molitor Patel. However, as a child, other people had a hard time pronouncing it, and the kids would make fun of him by pronouncing it "Pissing”. Patel was getting picked on so much that he abbreviates his name to Pi, and is shown in math class having full knowledge of the entire equation for pi. As a child, he was fascinated with religion. He first came to know Krishna from a story his mother told him, and he is initially raised Hindu. One day, his brother Ravi dares him to drink holy water from a church, in which he met with a priest who explained to him the story of Jesus Christ, he was also introduced to Islam and Allah. Pi tells the writer about Richard Parker, their Bengal tiger. He was named as such because of a mix-up in the paperwork when he was brought in; things take a big turn in Pi's life when his father announces that the city council is no longer supporting the zoo, so they are taking the zoo and moving to Canada. At night, PI hears a storm that was going on outside the ship he goes out to witness it going on, in excitement he...
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...John Covington Covington 1 7/9/12 English 112 General Public Response to Lucy Grealy’s “Masks” “What on earth is that? That is the ugliest girl I have ever seen.” Proclaimed the boisterous bully from across the junior high lunch table in what would be just another attack on the appearance of Lucy Grealy. Lucy Grealy was diagnosed at a young age with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. The disease took most of her jaw and after many chemotherapy treatments and reconstructive operations she was left with a disfigured appearance. Lucy’s identity was molded by the way she was treated in society. From the time she began grade school she was teased and tormented for being different. Her story is a prime example of how “normal” people alienate anything that doesn’t fit into their materialistic expectations causing a sense of shameful separation and negative emotions to be ascribed toward ones identity. What does it mean to be “normal” in today’s society? Does it mean giving up your ideals or birth rights to stake a claim or hold a position that you deem fitting? Does it mean having to live up to all of the physical and mental qualities that we as Americans value? Society can be a cruel and tempestuous force sometimes, causing us to do things we wouldn’t normally consider just to fit in. This was certainly the case for Firoozeh Dumas when she wrote “After three months of rejections, I added “Julie” to my resume. Call it coincidence, but the job offers...
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...Motivation: Self-worth theory Motivation: Self-worth theory Since 1890 many people have pondered and tested the theory that what a person thinks about themselves impacts what they achieve in life. Goals, aspirations and the motivation to achieve such things vary from person to person depending their high or low opinion of self-worth. There is a direct correlation between success and self-worth, academic goals and achievement behavior are affected by the quality of self-regulation (Covington, 2000). Education is all about motivation and when someone has a greater sense of self[worth they want to achieve greater things and better themselves. Besides self-worth another huge motivator is to have a sense of belonging, integrity, and the respect of others (Covington, 2000). Building the self-worth of employees is a great motivational tool. Recognizing superior effort publicly, or privately will boost a person’s self-worth and motivate them to keep up the good work or do better. Simply treating someone with respect and dignity will greatly improve their self-worth and therefore their motivation. If you treat an employee as an equal, listening to their ideas and contributions instead of just forcing them to implement your ideas, they will feel better about themselves and their work. Business is serious, but people will be more motivated if they have reason to smile (Charney, 2005). ...
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...Wager was the lead criminal investigator assigned to the incident. Below is his Homicide inter-department to Homicide Captain Craig Converse covering the initial aspect of the Homicide investigation. The only alterations were for minor spelling and grammar issues. East District officers and Cumberland Police Department officers were dispatched to subject with a gun fleeing from Burlington Coat Factory Loss Prevention Officer (after shoplifting a watch). CP26 Officer John Covington was flagged down by Michael Nesbitt (Loss Prevention Officer for Burlington) who advised him the suspect was lying in the grass behind the Speedway gas station at 10036 East 10th Street. Officer Covington observed the suspect (later identified as 18-year-old black male Terrell Day) lying in the grass and approached Day in his police vehicle. Officer Covington exited his vehicle, used it as cover, placed Day at gunpoint, and ordered him to raise his hands. Day complied with the commands. Officer Covington asked Day where was the gun (used in the shoplifting) and Day pointed to the grass near Day’s side. IMPD Officer Randall Denny arrived on the scene, approached Day and handcuffed him. Officer Denny observed the pistol (a Ruger 9 mm, P95DC, Serial Number 311-08620 – no round in chamber, magazine has seven (7) live 9 mm rounds, two (2) Winchester, two (2) Federal, two (2) Speer, one (1) Star) lying in the grass. Officer Denny located Day’s wallet and began the paperwork. IMPD...
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...and instruction since it gives a check to decide the impacts of scholastic and social working on the passionate prosperity of the individual" (Vaughn et al., 2001, p. 54). Self-concept is for the most part seen as an esteemed instructive result. Self-concept is regularly characterized as a man's general composite or aggregate perspective of themselves crosswise over multidimensional arrangements of space particular discernments, in light of self-information and assessment of significant worth or worth of one's own capacities framed through encounters with and elucidations of nature (Byrnes, 2003; Eccles, 2005; Snow et al., 1996). The development of self-concept is grounded fundamentally in self-esteem hypothesis (Covington, 1992; Covington, 1998; Covington, 2000; Covington and Dray, 2002; Eccles and Wigfield, 2002). Quickly, self-esteem hypothesis proposes that all people have a motivational "inclination to set up and keep up a constructive mental self portrait, or feeling of self-worth"(Eccles and Wigfield, 2002, p. 122). Since youngsters spend a noteworthy segment of their lives being assessed in school classrooms, self-esteem hypothesis proposes that a vital component to creating and keeping up self-esteem is to create and keep up a positive scholarly self-concept. Truly, self-concept explore has underscored a general omnibus self-concept, while contemporary research centers around a multidimensional build with unmistakable aspects or areas. In spite of the fact that the accord...
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...Webb, Robert K. EM 331 1November2012 Overview of Andalusia, Alabama Andalusia, Alabama is located in south Alabama. The population, as of 2010, is 9,015. The percentage of white people is 70.5% and the percentage of African American people is 25.9%. People age 65 and over make up 18%, people over 18 years of age make up 23.4%, and people under the age of 5 make up 6.3%. The education level in Andalusia was somewhat surprising. Only 18% of the total population had earned a bachelor’s degree, leaving 79.9% of the population only having a high school diploma. I feel this is the reason their poverty level is at 22.8%. This will have a major effect on how Emergency Managers respond to a natural disaster and what kind of assistance will be needed. (Andalusia, Al) Annotated Bibliography http://www.ready.gov/hurricanes This website, set up by FEMA, informs individuals on what to do before, during, and after a hurricane strikes their area. There are also multiple choices the individual can make when visiting this website; how to build an emergency kit, defined terminology that forecasters may use, storm surge, Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, and various publications that will greatly educate the reader. (Hurricanes, 2012) http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL63A9138A2047B1A4&feature=plpp These are videos that the NOAA developed and posted to youtube so that individuals could be better informed as to how to prepare for hurricane season. They are informative, well produced...
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...Running head: SUBTLE BIAS SHARED WITHIN AN AMERICAN SOCIAL CONSTRUCT Subtle Bias as a Social Construct In America May 28, 2012 Abstract An understanding of the subtle bias that affects our society is a form of humanistic deception. Although the norms in America appear to be uniform; we will see that biases are influenced by various social factors such as stereotype, prejudice, discrimination, and labeling including the Attribution Theory. This paper will compare and contrast scientific literature to gain more insight into the subtlety of this social construct. I am seeking not to understand the reason why we as social beings are bias, but to simply show that this distorted truth exist. Subtle Bias as a Social Construct In America My theory of unconscious bias along with the self-affirmation process that accompanies it clouds our worldview in our present society. We all do it no matter how accepting we appear to be or even claim to be. Irrational thoughts are usually based on a worldview that illustrates our interpretation of the world we live in (Wilson, 2001). This worldview is a set of assumptions and beliefs that we hold on to that guide our behavior. It helps us to make sense out of our lives. It determines what we think about human nature, causes of emotional issues, and where bias comes from (Entwistle, 2004). There is always some form of discriminatory behavior or covert prejudice prevailing within our essence. Unfortunately, there is a strong manipulative...
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...explain some significant effects of the internet to modern society. No other sector has been affected by the internet more than the education industry (Takahashi & Narita, 2002). The invention of the internet was necessitated by the need to share information (Takahashi & Narita, 2002). The search for information and knowledge is now easier than ever. Students no longer need to go to a library and peruse through numerous pages of voluminous books in search of information. Thanks to online search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing, a student can access a lot of information from anywhere in the world with a few clicks of his or her mouse. Distance learning via online correspondence courses is becoming the norm rather than the exception (Covington, Paprock, & Williams, 2002). The value of the internet in educating individuals cannot be underestimated. The online community has developed several free tutorials, some in video format, which can go a long way in helping students in their quest to acquire knowledge. While this is highly desirable, some scholars argue that...
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...some significant effects of the internet to modern society. No other sector has been affected by the internet more than the education industry (Takahashi & Narita, 2002). The invention of the internet was necessitated by the need to share information (Takahashi & Narita, 2002). The search for information and knowledge is now easier than ever. Students no longer need to go to a library and peruse through numerous pages of voluminous books in search of information. Thanks to online search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing, a student can access a lot of information from anywhere in the world with a few clicks of his or her mouse. Distance learning via online correspondence courses is becoming the norm rather than the exception (Covington, Paprock, & Williams, 2002). The value of the internet in educating individuals cannot be underestimated. The online community has developed several free tutorials, some in video format, which can go a long way in helping students in their quest to acquire knowledge. While this is highly desirable, some...
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...and blog posts. The stand your ground law has been the source of controversy in a specific case involving a teenager and an appearing seeming concerning citizen. The stand your ground law allows legal racial profiling such as presumed in the following incident “The operator asked Zimmerman if he was following the youth. Zimmerman said yes, and the operator cautioned him not to do that since police were on the way. However, Zimmerman persisted. There was an apparent confrontation during which someone could be heard calling for help. During the confrontation, Zimmerman shot and killed Martin” (Covington, 2012). The defense argued “Where have you seen hoodies like that before? In grainy security camera videos where people are holding up stores.' So an ordinary person (a reasonable person) in my situation would have feared for his life, when he looked at this black young person” (Covington, 2012). This particular law can be misused depending on the individuals interpretation and/or desire to use the law to a way which they deem fit The Castle laws in means of self-defense of your residence and transportation as a law abiding citizen offers a blanket of protection when using deadly force in a hostile situation. The Castle law touches the subject of retreat first such as mentioned “The Castle Doctrine recognizes that, when in the home, one has, in essence, retreated as far as possible” (Watkins, 2014). The Castle doctrine also acknowledges what a home environment is such as stated...
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...Managed Care Staci Berry MHA614 Policy Formation & Leadership In Health Organizations Instructor: Judy Roberts April 2, 2013 Managed Care In this paper we will discuss managed care. We will find and discuss the definition of managed care. This paper will also explain the different types of managed care plans that are available to Americans. This paper will provide examples of the different types of managed care plans available. It will also explain how each plan works. We will also talk about why rising exposure to health care costs are threatening the well-being of American families. According to Harrington and Estes, managed care is a term that has been overused and really does not have a specific meaning. “Originally, it referred to health care delivered with a capitated financing mechanism. Then it included health care delivered through contracting networks. Currently it refers to most any health are delivery that is different from fee-for-service health care delivery” (Harrington & Estes, 2008 pg.42). When dealing with managed care usually there is a panel of providers that the individual can use. If they go outside of this panel they will be more likely to have to pay a higher copayment or deductible. Some characteristics of a managed care health plan delivery system include: “explicit standards for the selected health car providers, it also puts emphasis on preventive care, as well as provides financial incentives to ensure the use of the...
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...Therefore, the experience of women in the criminal justice system is only based on broad understandings of gender in the social, cultural, economic, and political realms. Due to the fact that our justice system was based solely off of the male model during the founding of our nation and that women were legally connected to their husbands and had no say in terms of their treatment for many years, the result is that “[W]omen and girls exist as other: that is to say, they exist only in their difference from the male, the normal” (Covington 2). Since the definition of equality for women is to have rights that are equal to those of males, their equality does not include different needs as defined as needs different from those that are modeled in the justice system by males. This is the reasoning that they fall into the “other” category under the law, because there is no room for female needs in a male based system. In the Feminist reader, Simone de Beauvior explains how women are seen as the other, and not as the subject. We as readers can infer that this view has a direct correlation to the male based justice system. She says in her text The Second Sex, “[women are] defined and differentiated with reference to man and not he with reference to her; she is the incidental, the...
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...The book Travelers in Painted Wagons: On Cohay Creek (Covington Chronicles Book 5) by Mary Lou Cheatham and Sarah Walker-Gorrell is categorized in the fiction genre. The setting of this book is in Mississippi by Cohay Creek in the early 1900s. This comforting novel is told mostly from Jeremy Smitherlin's perspective with numerous sub-plots concerning the perspective of people in the community. Jeremy Smitherlin is young boy that was forced to mature way too quickly. His father, Caleb, is a stern, unemotional, and callous man and his mother, Mathilda, is terminally ill with cancer. Jeremy has to take on the duties of the farm and the blacksmith shop with little help. However, that all changes when Caleb allows a Romani caravan, also known as Gypsies, to temporarily settle by the creek in the back...
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