...Determining the Perfect Position Sammie R. Sanders LDR/531 Ricardo Camacho November 26, 2012 Determining the Perfect Position In today’s workforce it is hard to determine what will be an individual’s perfect position. Because when an individual is hired, he or she has to know how to perform every position in the office and be willing to multitask at the same time. The organization that the student works for is expanding and restructuring. This provides the student the perfect opportunity to determine the position that best suits her. This position will define her role so that she will most benefit the organization and be most successful. The following paragraphs will discuss the most effective position for the student, the strengths, and weaknesses of that student’s leadership style, a compare, and contrast of leadership theories, and a personal leadership style model. Position Most Effective for Student The student made the decision that the most effective position for her in this new restructuring is in the human resources department as the Payroll Manager. The student has extensive knowledge concerning payroll issues, child support orders, garnishments, and her computer skills allows her to enter necessary information into spreadsheets or personnel records. She is also familiar with taking deductions from employees’ checks for clinic fees or other activities in the organization that requires the employee to pay a fee. This position allows her to interact with the...
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...computer. The outcome of these approach will help IBM to narrow down which students to consider and they will work towards luring such students to consider a career at IBM (Robins 2013). As the competition is quite high in this industry, business always have to be creative in their search for talents, be on their toes and pull out all stops in trying to convince potential candidates to choose them instead of their competitors. While some are still struggling to come up with various approach to help them acquire more qualified candidate, the race is still on for the rest in trying to get to the potential perfect candidate first before anyone else. 2. What’s the meaning behind the “search for the purple squirrel” in relation to spotting talent? Is this relevant to non-tech Companies as well? Discuss. “Search for the purple squirrel” simply means searching for a perfect candidate, which has become increasingly competitive. It is a known fact that a purple squirrel...
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...Birth order has been found to help shape a kid’s personality. There are many studies that suggest parents tend to treat their children depending on their birth order(Margot, Rinn pp.193). These traits are determined for the oldest, middle, and youngest child. Birth order can affect a person’s personality traits and determine what type of traits they will have. Birth order can affect a first born’s personality traits and determine their personality. There are many traits that are corresponded with the first born child. Many believe that first-born children tend to be adult-oriented, inffinitive, conservative, creative, dependent, fearful, introspective, uncertain, and vulnerable. They tend to express their anger indirectly and become leaders even though they may have a low self-esteem(Eckstein pp. 66). Firstborn children tend to be more responsible and have better leadership skills. The oldest child may head towards more roles of leadership or authority. However, they can sometimes be sensitive to hierarchy(Stewart pp.365). The oldest child position is viewed as dominant-aggressive, which is a quality that reflects both strength and weakness. The oldest child is the only...
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...Week 1: The economic foundations of theories in strategy Corporate strategy; where to compete, portfolio, parent level Competitive strategy; how to compete, SBU, competitive advantage Three layers of theory: management – strategic management – economies Paradox: how is it possible to have a general statement about uniqueness? We try to have general statements about uniqueness. Theory=general statement about cause and effect Stoelhorst, J.W. (2008), Thinking about Strategy Stoelhorst: 5 Schools of thought about strategy • Prescriptive schools: ○ 1960s: Design school (strategy formulation) ○ 1970s: Planning school (strategy formulation) ○ 1980s: Positioning school (strategic analysis) ○ 1990s: Resource-based school (strategic analysis) • Descriptive school: ○ 1980s onwards: Process school Design school: Strategy formulation is a process of conception The CEO formulates a clear, simple, and unique strategy (business policy) through a deliberate process of conscious thought. There should be a fit between a firm’s strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis). Strategy formulation and implementation are clearly separate activities. Planning school: Strategy formulation is a formal process ...
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...Perfect Position By: Hope Reeves LDR 531 July 9, 2012 Gary Riggs In order to have the perfect job a person must be satisfied with his/her life in the workplace and in his/her personal life. As a rule to have a good life one must have some money, not being a millionaire. As a child we all think about what do I want to be when I grow up? Well it’s not that easy for me. I have always been in the healthcare and accounting field since I have graduated from high school. I have completed my CNA course and I am licensed. I have being in the accounting and business field since 1984 too. I have always worked two or more jobs and go to school part time. I have 2 Associates degrees in accounting & business, 1 Bachelors’ degree in Occupational Training Specialist, 1 Master’s degree in Accounting, and now working on my Master’s in Business and majoring in Accounting. The Company that I am currently working with is expanding and restructuring the human resource and accounting departments. I have been ask to determine my own position that best suits me. I have structure my new position as the Human Resource Manager/ Accountant Specialist. James Son Trade is a growing ecommerce company; selling university supplies to universities all over the United States directly from a website and through major retailers. The company has the greatest customer service rating for the past 7 years. The benefits that the company offers is a competitive salary, bonus opportunities...
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...critical to a company’s success. For tech companies, the process is even more critical since it’s the knowledge, skills, and abilities of their employees that determines these companies’ efficiency, innovation, and ultimately, financial achievements. 2. What’s the meaning behind the “search for the purple squirrel” in relation to spotting talent? Is this relevant to non-tech companies, as well? Discuss. Searching for purple squirrel means to search for a perfect candidate for certain position; although just like a squirrel in color purple does not exists, such candidate does not exist either. Hiring personnel knowing the criteria and requirements of the position should use their knowledge and expertise to find a best available candidate not one that is perfect. This phrase can also apply to non-technical companies as not only technical companies have needs for skills and knowledge. Every position has a description, set of knowledge and skills that are required, technical and non-technical. 5. Put on your “creative” hat. You’re in charge of HR at a tech start-up. What suggestions can you come up with for “spotting talent?” Spotting talent for a technical company is not an easy task and requires skills and expertise in the field. The hiring personnel can make mistakes in selecting candidates for technical positions who are not fully qualified that’s why it is so important to look into temporary workers as opposed to permanent employees all the times. Temporary workers play...
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...Determining Your Perfect Position LDR/531 December 24, 2012 Stefanie Hopson Determining Your Perfect Position The development of an organization within the construction industry is a continual process influenced by the economy, client demands, technological and social change, and globalization (Yukl, 2010). I am a 7 year veteran employee of the United States Infrastructure Corporation. Although I have the most tenure, at 26 years old, I am the youngest manager in this organization. I began my career in 2005 as a dispatcher. When the company dissolved the local dispatch function, opting for a centralized dispatch at our corporate office instead, I transitioned to an administrative position. Shortly thereafter, the company lost a major contract, resulting in the loss of many administrative jobs and my lateral transfer into a field position as an outdoor field locator technician. I did well in the field. I was team leader, consistently exceeding my individual quality and productivity goals. In 2009, the district manager sought an experienced lead tech for the Claims Coordinator position and eventually recruited me. The purpose of this paper is to determine the position I would best fit within the company assuming USIC is again expanding and restructuring (University of Phoenix, 2012). In my current role as a Claims Coordinator, I determine financial liability for damages by reviewing the damage files submitted...
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...365 Vilma Vallillee There are different classifications of markets and the structure of a business determines which classification it will fall into. Markets are divided according to the composition of the business and what it provides to the specific market. Business composition is determined by the structure of market characteristics, and this helps determine level and area of competition. The characteristics in a market with the most concentration focus on number of purchasers and retailers, level in which a product has a substitute, price, entry and exit ease, and the level of mutual dependence. These structured variables are classified in the following market structures: perfectly competitive markets, monopolistically competitive markets, monopolies, and oligopolies (Colander, 2010). A perfectly competitive market exists when every contributor is considered a “price taker”, and none of the contributors influences the price of the product it sells or purchases. Two examples of a perfectly competitive market would be milk and gas. There could be many suppliers of both products, and if one supplier wants to raise their price higher than the price the market determines, consumers will go elsewhere to purchase the item in need. Other characteristics could include: zero entry and exit barriers, zero transaction costs, profit maximization, homogeneous products, and perfect factor mobility (Colander, 2010). In a competitive market price is determined the quantity of...
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...procedures performed either in a doctor's office or hospital outpatient department. Any procedure performed that does not require for the patient to stay more than 24 hours is considered outpatient. Outpatient coders typically deal more with CPT Procedure codes versus ICD 9(10) Diagnosis Codes. Outpatient coders that operate within doctor's offices are usually exposed to the same codes on a regular basis which is why many inpatient coders start off in an outpatient setting. Front Office Clerk The front office clerk is a job title that can differ in many different office settings. In this particular scenario, the front office clerk is responsible for basic clerical duties as well as processing health record requests and filing. In this position the clerk should be able to be HIPAA compliant because of her constant exposure to medical records and personal health information. Because of the time it is taking some of the doctors to grow...
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...ISGT W FLARE MAKING © Philips Lighting B.V. (department I.S.G.T.) 2002 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Philips Lighting B.V., dept. I.S.G.T. - the Netherlands. ISGT INFORMATION FOR THE MECHANICAL GLASS HANDLING COURSE W -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------subject: Flare making. contents: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. General product requirements. Cracking off by thermal shock. Flanging. Cooling. Glazing. Perfect process adjustment. Hot cutting with two knives. Sulphur dioxide. Flare machine lay-out. 10. Process lay-out for thermal shock. 11. Process lay-out for hot cutting. International Support group Glass Technology. Jan 2003. 2 © Philips Lighting B.V. (department I.S.G.T.) 2002 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Philips Lighting B.V., dept. I.S.G.T. - the Netherlands. ISGT 1. GENERAL PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS. W Dimensions: According to specifications: - length. - diameter. - depth (gauge with reference circle) or angle. Strength: - wall thickness T1 = T2. - correct strainpattern...
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...Question 2: Explain the concept of a concentration ratio. Is the concentration ratio in a monopolistically competitive industry likely to be higher than for a perfectly competitive industry? Explain your answer (6 marks) Suppose the minimum point on the Long-run Average Cost (LRAC) curve of a soft drink firm’s lemonade is $1 per litre. Under conditions of monopolistic competition, will the price of a litre bottle of lemonade in the long-run be above $1, equal to $1, less than $1 or impossible to determine. Illustrate your answer using a diagram (2 marks for diagram plus 2 marks for explanation) Question 5: Explain the impact of external costs and external benefits on resource allocation; (2.5 marks) Why are public goods not produced in sufficient quantities by private markets? (2.5 marks) Which of the following are examples of public goods (or services)? Delete the incorrect option The Judicial system--------------------------------------------------------------------------Yes/No Pencils --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Yes/No The quarantine service----------------------------------------------------------------------Yes/No The Great Wall of China-------------------------------------------------------------------Yes/No ...
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...replace the coder, as the coder is still needed to validate the codes and be the decision-maker. Coders are reluctant to use this helpful technology on the basis that CAC will eventually replace their positions. In actuality, “CAC is a tool that helps the coder by scanning documents, highlighting the relevant information, and suggesting codes” (Crawford). A coder’s experience is still needed during the workflow process and the revenue management cycle, but CAC provides much assistance with the workload associated with the transition of ICD-10. There are numerous advantages to computer assisted coding. A crucial advantage of CAC is the ability to improve the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Many coders are faced with a tough learning curve with the implementation of ICD-10, and professionals fear a decrease in coding productivity. Where coders once relied on manuals for help and 17,000 codes to report, they are now challenged with over 140,000 codes and tougher guidelines. Computer assisted coding has the knowledge of both coding systems, giving coders more time to prepare for the transition while performing dual...
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...inventory it really did tell a lot about who I am and how I make decisions based off of my ethical viewpoints. There were many eerily similar things that I do in real life that matched what the print out said about my ethics. First off my preferred lens is the “Rights and Responsibility Lens” which says that I am a rational person and care about others view points and that each person follows a set or universal rules (autonomy). This lens fits me to a T, I find that I do try and rationalize many things in my life to either determine their validity or to exonerate it. I value autonomy over equality. This states that I would rather care more for individual rights. I moderately prefer rationality over sensibility I would rather find the reasoning in a situation than to follow others to an unknown path. My values Temperance, I know who I am and can act with integrity. I achieve my duties through individual balance. I personally do well at the supervisor position at work and my personal life I like to be in charge and take control of situations I do not like to follow. I believe that motive justifies method which is my blind spot. I see this is my day to day life. I think that just because I believe in the rules and follow them that everyone does the same. Which causes me disappointment, I try and prove my points to others and have a good mind set not to hurt others in the process, but I usually do unfortunately, I need to communicate better. In most cases I tend to be very bossy...
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...GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) ABSTRACT : Modern technology offers us an affordable mechanism called “GPS” which can help us find our way in situations like lost in a completely unknown place, hiking, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, mountain -biking, fishing, cross-country skiing, ORV expeditions, hunting and many others. GPS tells us exactly where we are on the planet at any time. It can do this with precisions ranging from exact precision to points within a 40-foot range. These variations dep end on the model and type of the GPS receiver you have. GPS is a worldwide radio-navigation system formed from a constellation of 24 satellites and their ground stations. GPS uses these satellites as reference points to calculate positions accurate to a matter of meters. In fact, with advanced forms of GPS you can make measurements to better than a centimeter! In a sense it's like giving every square meter on the planet a unique address. GPS receivers have been miniaturized to just a few integrated circui ts and so are becoming very economical. And that makes the technology accessible to virtually everyone. These days GPS is finding its way into cars, boats, planes, construction equipment, movie making gear, farm machinery, even laptop computers. CITC (CE DEPT.) 1 GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) 1.0 BACKGROUND AND HISTO RY : GPS network has been around longer than the Personal Computer. The US Department of Defense designed this system back in the 1970’s. It was (and still...
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...its doors in Sri Lanka during mid-1882. Having been with the nation during the tough and good times, HSBC boasts of stability with a strong capital structure and innovativeness by customizing its products and services to its customers. 2. Brief Introduction to Industry Market Structures The form of market in which a firm operates, is referred to as the market structure. The identification of same is vital as the decision making atmosphere will depend on the type of structure the firm functions in. However it is noted that a firm may not necessarily fall into a particular type of market, but may possess basic characteristics, which can be extracted to determine its market structure. In this context we will be exploring the four main categories of market structures in the economy namely; a) Monopoly b) Perfect Competition c) Oligopoly d) Monopolistic competition a) Monopoly In the event only one firm produces goods and services in a particular market, then it is said to have a monopoly in the market. Similarly if a company enjoys tremendous turnover compared to its smaller rivals, who have little or no influence on the dominating firm in reality would fall under the monopoly market structure. Key assumptions are as follows: • Only a single or dominating producer • Virtually no close substitutes • Barriers to entry • Since it is...
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