...I think that success can be defined in many different ways. In my eyes the definition of success is a family big or small. First, I think a family is always very successful no matter what life hands us. Second, one person that I believe to be successful is my fantastic father, Paul. Last, I also think my awesome mother, Lonetta, is successful. There for, we can define success in all kinds of different, crazy, and wonderful ways. As a matter of fact, success can be determined by any type of family no matter how big or small. We can fight and argue, but we will always love one another. We should always keep each other’s secrets, no matter what they are or whose they are, but sometimes...
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...The Nature of the Task This is your last homework task for IB Business & Management. It is also your comprehensive review sheet of the entire course for this subject. You have more than1 month to complete this extended homework task and significant time will be provided in class. This homework task includes simple definitions from the textbook, extended responses, calculations and practical exercises. QUESTIONS Marking Issues • Unless otherwise indicated, each question is worth 2 marks. • Extended response questions of 120 words (5 marks) • Extended response questions of 250 words (10 marks) MARKING CRITERIA Mastery of Key Facts & Concepts (Weight 10) (Short Answer 2 mark questions) 7 6 5 4 3 2 525-500 499-460 459-400 399-260 259-150 149-0 Analysis of Key Facts & Concepts (Weight 10) (Extended Responses & Calculations) 7 6 5 4 3 2 380-359 358-335 334-285 284-190 189-100 99-0 Dedication to the Learning Process (20%) 7-6 Range 5 Range 4 Range 3-2 Range * HW is submitted on time. * Every question is attempted. * All questions meet the word requirements/expectations * There are no spelling and grammatical errors. * Calculation questions include all the workings and formulas. * HW is submitted up to 3 days late * Almost all questions are attempted. * Most questions meet the word requirements. * There are some minor spelling and grammatical errors. * Calculation questions include most workings and formulas...
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...helps entrepreneurs raise money for the next idea. In the coming few pages I shall attempt to discuss few financial innovation and how they have affected the global economy. Microfinance Microfinance is a source of financial services for entrepreneurs and small businesses lacking access to banking and related services. Microfinance is a broad category of services, which includes microcredit. Microcredit is provision of credit services to poor clients. Microcredit has enjoyed spectacular success in poor nations like Grameen Bank in Bangladesh and SKS Microfinance in India. What is Microcredit? Much of the current interest in microcredit stems from the Microcredit Summit (2-4 February 1997), and the activities that went into organizing the event. The definition of microcredit that was adopted there was: Microcredit programmers extend small loans to very poor people for self-employment projects that generate income, allowing them to care for themselves and their families. Definitions differ, of course, from country to country. Some of the defining criteria used include- size – loans are micro, or very small in size target users – microenterpreneurs and low-income households utilization – the use of funds – for income generation, and enterprise development, but also for community use (health/education) etc....
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...analyze if the impact seems appropriate. Body Generally speaking, coming to terms with a good definition of performance assessments, from Frey and Schmitt points of view, was difficult to capture. Although they made mention of classroom assessments (performance, authentic, and formative), they compared and contrasted other scholars views. Therefore, my focus shifted to additional articles. According to the Education Consumer Guide, performance assessment also known as alternative or authentic assessments, is a form of testing that requires students to perform a task rather than select an answer from a ready-made list. For example, a student may be asked to explain historical events, generate scientific hypotheses, solve math problems, converse in a foreign language, or conduct research on an assigned topic (Office of Research, Sep 93). As you see from the examples above, performance assessments require the student to display or show what they can do. This performance can take the form of responding to an activity by assessing their thinking, problem solving, or writing abilities to name a few. Several features or methods of assessing student’s performance are currently being used. My discussion will briefly explain and provide examples of the following three methods: 1) open-ended or extended response exercises, 2) extended tasks, and 3) portfolios. First, open-ended or extended response exercises are questions or other prompts that require students to explore a topic...
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...Hailey Murgia Definition Essay: Independence According to the Oxford American Dictionary, the word independent is an adjective describing someone who is “confident and free to do things without needing help from other people “. This is the “officially accepted” definition of independence. Nevertheless, it is necessary to mention that being independent is exceptionally important in a student’s success. Many have tried their best to define this necessity in academic success but each person puts forth individual interpretation. Therefore, I feel that there cannot be any objective definition of the term “independent”. In my interpretation of the word independence, is a description of a person who is responsible, shows leadership skills and is dedicated. Student responsibility in particular, occurs when they take an active role in their learning by realizing they are accountable for their own academic success. This itself, is demonstrated when a student makes choices and actions that lead them toward their educational goals. For example, students take ownership of these actions when using academic integrity and honesty. This means that the student makes the right choices without applause and does not share answers or use the work of others as their own. Another example of taking responsibility is when there is an awareness of the academic course load and the ability to prioritize accordingly. Typically students who prioritize make several adjustments to accommodate their...
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...PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND SUCCESS IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH Lori Criss Powers Dr. Gillian Kerr May 21, 2009 Abstract: Conventional project management approaches do not seem to work well in academic research. In our experience, problems include resistance to basic project management processes like milestone development, extended delays caused by researchers not responding to emails or phone calls, a consistent lack of clarity regarding project outcomes, and the inability of the project manager to affect the behavior of research team members. This paper summarizes key challenges of project management for university‐based research: the problem of defining success; uncertainty and lack of clarity; and lack of accountability structures. We suggest a simple framework based on three essential elements of project management to identify and manage core risks at the outset of academic research projects. The three elements comprise: (1) A credible and recognizable definition of the desired state; (2) A credible and compelling measure of deviation from the desired state; and (3) A way to bring the project back on track. Key Words: Managing projects, uncertainty, university‐based research, management INTRODUCTION Broadly speaking, academic research projects refer to any undertaking intended to extend knowledge through a disciplined inquiry or systematic investigation (Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics, 2008), that is at least partly carried out in an institution of higher learning...
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...An International Indexed Online Journal www.darpanonline.org/GIRT Global International Research Thoughts ISSN 2347–8861 October-December 2013 Supply Chain Management: It’s Importance in Today’s Business * Kavita Jain Assistant Professor, Department Management, Govt. P.G.College, Gohana (Sonipat). * Susheela Rathee Assistant Professor, Department Management, Govt. P.G.College, Gohana (Sonipat). ABSTRACT Supply chain management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods. It manages complex and dynamic supply and demand networks. It includes the movement and storage of raw materials, work‐in‐process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption.The object of the present research is to examine the importance of supply chain management in a business entity and measure the impact of supply chain management on the today’s business. For the purpose of conducting this enquiry the present researcher based on secondary sources of information from some published books, printed materials of select business entities and from relevant websites. The study concluded that supply chain management is a very important process in a business organization. A business organization avails a lot of benefits from SCM as‐ reduction in inventory cost, provides better medium for information sharing, improves customer satisfaction etc. The study also finds that supply chain management has a great impact on the today’s business organization...
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...University of Phoenix Material Week 2 Health Care Terms Worksheet Understanding health care terms is a prerequisite for both academic and professional success. This assignment is intended to ensure you understand some of the basic terms used in this course. Complete the worksheet according to the following guidelines: • In the space provided, write each term’s definition. You must define the term in your own words. • In the space provided after each term’s definition, use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry. You may wish to consider the following: o How has it influenced heath care? o What role has the term played as health care developed over the years? Save the completed worksheet as a Microsoft® Word document with your name in the file name. Submit the file to your facilitator. Submitted by: Term Definition Use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry. Health Promotion It allows for people to take more control over their well being Patients should be taught about health promotion to encourage them to living healthier happy lives. Disease Prevention Actions that are put into place to prevent the onset of a disease by early detection Hand washing is the number one disease prevention that can be done to avoid spreading it to other people. Diagnosis Identifying the cause of a disease The blood work came back this morning and it confirmed the patient’s diagnosis. Rehabilitation A place where...
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...FINAL PROJECT ` Statistical Analysis of Marketing Questionnaire pertaining to small business success in Karachi Submitted By: Asad Ali Beenish Aslam Madiha Saleem Sunniya Zehra Rizvi Course: Methods in Business Research Instructors: Ejaz H.Mian Saima Husain Class: BBA (MIS) IV Date: November 26, 2008 Table Of Contents Acknowledgements 2 1. Introduction 3 2. Analysis Methodology 4 3. Questionnaire Data 5 4. Analysis 9 4.1 Simple Observations and Correlations 9 4.2 Expectations v. Observations X 4.3 Limitations X 6. Conclusions x 7. Appendix X Acknowledgements The following people have been very influential in the smooth running and development of this project report. We would like to thank them for their help and guidance during the making of this project: • Mr. Ajmal Hussain, nephew of the owner of Akhtar compound. We thank him for allowing us to visit and carry out our survey in his compound. He provided assistance and guidance to us in carrying out our survey in the compounds. • Mr. Faiz and Mr. Farhan. Their help is was indispensible towards the completion of this project. They took us around the different...
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...defined. Children don’t arrive with an instruction book! Parenting is the only job for which there is no required education or training. Couples often have to balance career goals with personal goals. Older children moving back home and intergenerational relationships profoundly affect families. Research points to creating strong relationships as an essential ingredient for happiness and longevity. Effective communication is a foundation for relationships and is challenged by our instant message, sound byte society. Family Structures The following types of families exist today, with some families naturally falling into multiple categories. For example, a single parent family who lives in a larger, extended family. While these types of families are distinct in definition, in practice the lines are less clear. Nuclear Family The nuclear family is the traditional type of family structure. This family type consists of two parents and children. The nuclear family was long held in esteem by society as being the ideal in which to raise children. Children in nuclear families receive strength and stability from the two-parent structure and generally have more opportunities due to the financial ease of two adults. According to U.S. Census data, almost 70 percent of children live in a nuclear family unit. Single Parent Family The single parent family consists of one parent raising one or more children on his own. Often, a single parent family is a mother with her children, although...
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...JOURNAL OF BUSINESS LOGISTICS, Vol.22, No. 2, 2001 1 DEFINING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT by John T. Mentzer The University of Tennessee William DeWitt The University of Maryland James S. Keebler St. Cloud State University Soonhong Min Georgia Southern University Nancy W. Nix Texas Christian University Carlo D. Smith The University of San Diego and Zach G. Zacharia Texas Christian University “Management is on the verge of a major breakthrough in understanding how industrial company success depends on the interactions between the flows of information, materials, money, manpower, and capital equipment. The way these five flow systems interlock to amplify one another and to cause change and fluctuation will form the basis for anticipating the effects of decisions, policies, organizational forms, and investment choices.” (Forrester 1958, p. 37) Forrester introduced a theory of distribution management that recognized the integrated nature of organizational relationships. Because organizations are so intertwined, he argued that system dynamics can influence the performance of functions such as research, engineering, sales, and promotion. 2 MENTZER, DeWITT, KEEBLER, MIN, NIX, SMITH, AND ZACHARIA He illustrated this phenomena utilizing a computer simulation of order information flow and its influence on production and distribution performance for each supply chain member, as well as the entire supply chain system. More recent replications of this phenomenon include the “Beer...
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...argues that arts marketing theory is embedded in the existing context of the nonprofit arts sector – that is, Romantic belief in the universal value of the arts and producer authority over the consumer. As “a set of techniques” and “a decision-making process”, marketing was able to sit comfortably in the nonprofit arts context during the 1970s and 1980s. However, recent recognition of marketing as “a management philosophy” has brought out incompatibilities between the customer orientation of the marketing notion and the Romantic view of artistic production. This article demonstrates that arts marketing writings embrace Romanticism through the following: generic marketing concept; relationship marketing approach; extended definition of the customer; extended definition of the product; and reduction of marketing to function. Such findings suggest that persistence of the existing belief system and the embeddedness of the market be considered when marketisation in the arts sector is analysed. KEYWORDS arts marketing; Romanticism; marketisation; cultural persistence and embeddedness Introduction Contemporary literature on British arts policy and management tends to conceptualise the institutional change in the nonprofit arts sector since the 1980s as “marketisation” (Bennett 1996; Gray 2000; McGuigan 1996; Quinn 1998).1 Although there exist different opinions on whether public arts subsidy has actually reduced and to what extent it has been...
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...high service quotient, and it is often listed as one of the best places to shop in. This is made possible by the simple rules that all employees follow as opposed toeing a bulky customer service manual. The employees are referred to as Nordies, and they go to great lengths to keep their customers happy – walking the extra mile to ensure that all their requirements are met, and sometimes beyond as well. The only rule they follow is: “Use your best judgements in all situations”. As we navigate through the case, we learn that employees are expected to set high professional goals, and in general, the recruitment is based on this ambition to succeed as well as a personal determination to offer exceptional service. Nordstrom also measures the success of their...
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...countries have already set mandatory regulation about the CSR. For example, in Australia the Corporations Act 2001 stated that companies need to disclose environmental performance and another Act[1] requires certain companies to provide the information about greenhouse gas emissions. However, in the UK, the regulations mainly govern financial disclosures[2] and there are few regulations about the CSR of company. In the aspect of law, the Companies Act 2006 s.172[3] set some duties for the directors to promote the success of company which are in relation to legal expectation of the corporate social responsibility. The notion of CSR and the relationship between CSR and its legal expectation is the main of this essay. This essay will critically discuss the notion of corporate social responsibility and giving particular attention to minimum legal expectations. The structure is as follows: in the section 1, we are focus on the discussion in relation to many kinds of the definition of corporate social responsibility. In the section 2, we will discuss the notion of CSR through different theory perspectives and the minimum legal expectation. In the section 3, after obtain some results about the problems of currently CSR issue through the discussion between different theories, we will concentrate on the legal topic of the CSR and use some cases to analysis mandatory and voluntary CSR. In the section 4, we will put main attentions on the practical application of the minimum legal expectation...
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...BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate in Business |Unit: 4 Customer Service |Subject Tutor: | | |Sura Altikriti, James Hulme | |Assignment Title: |Ref: 1 of 4 | |Customer Relations in Business | | |Student Name: |Personal Tutor: | | |Helen Cheshire | |Overall Target Grade: |Unit Target Grade: | |Issue date: |Submission date: | |Extension Granted: |Submission Date: | Final Assignment Grade |Unclassified |Level 1 |Level 2 P |Level 2 M |Level 2 D | | | ...
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