...Financial Analysis of General Motors and Toyota General Motors Co. is an automobile company, which develops, manufactures and markets cars, trucks and parts worldwide. The company operates through the following automotive segments: GM North America, GM Europe, GM International Operations and GM South America. The GM North America segment sells vehicles under the brands Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac with sales, manufacturing and distribution operations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico and distribution operations in Central America and the Caribbean. The GM Europe segment sells vehicles under the brands Opel, Vauxhall and Chevrolet with sales, manufacturing and distribution operations across Western and Central Europe. The GM International Operations segment sells vehicles under the brands Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Daewoo, FAW, GMC, Holden, Isuzu, Jiefang, Opel and Wuling brands with sales, manufacturing and distribution operations in Asia-Pacific, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The GM South America segment sells vehicles under the brands Chevrolet, Suzuki and Isuzu with sales, manufacturing and distribution operations in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. It also provides automotive financing services through its subsidiary, General Motors Financial Co., Inc. (GM Financial). It finances its loan origination volume through the use of credit facilities and securitization trusts that issue...
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...Version 1.0 General Certificate of Education January 2012 Sociology SCLY4 2191 Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods; Stratification and Differentiation with Theory and Methods; Unit 4 Mark Scheme Mark schemes are prepared by the Principal Examiner and considered, together with the relevant questions, by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the standardisation meeting attended by all examiners and is the scheme which was used by them in this examination. The standardisation meeting ensures that the mark scheme covers the students’ responses to questions and that every examiner understands and applies it in the same correct way. As preparation for the standardisation meeting each examiner analyses a number of students’ scripts: alternative answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed at the meeting and legislated for. If, after this meeting, examiners encounter unusual answers which have not been discussed at the meeting they are required to refer these to the Principal Examiner. It must be stressed that a mark scheme is a working document, in many cases further developed and expanded on the basis of students’ reactions to a particular paper. Assumptions about future mark schemes on the basis of one year’s document should be avoided; whilst the guiding principles of assessment remain constant, details will change, depending on the content of a particular examination paper. Further...
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...BY JEANINE BANKS – 21739226 Word Count: 2, 133 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………... | 3 | 2. FINDINGS2.1. GENERAL ENVIRONMENT……………………………………………………………….…………2.1.1. PEST Analysis…………………………………………………………………………………….2.1.2. SWOT Analysis..…………………………………………………………………………………. | 446 | 2.2. IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT……………………….…………………………..………………….2.2.1. Threat of Entry……..……………………………………………………………………………2.2.2. Power of Suppliers…..…………………………………………………………………………2.2.3. Power of Buyers…………...……………………………………………………………………2.2.4. Threat of Substitute……………………………………………………………………………2.2.5. Rivalry…………………..…………………………………………………………………………... | 777888 | 2.3. THE ORGANISATION…………………………………..………………………………………………2.3.1. Organisational Structure……………………………………………………………………..2.3.2. Walter’s Model…………………………………………………………………………………… | 8910 | 3. CONCLUSION……………………………………….…………………………………………………… | 12 | 4. APPENDIX…………………………………………………………………………………… | 13 | 5. BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………………………… | 14 | 1. INTRODUCTION This report will discuss the impact of recent technological advancement in a particular industry. It will explore how the use of information systems, knowledge management and communication technology has enabled the implementation of business information and how it has impacted change on the organisation. It will explore the general environment, immediate environment and the organisation itself, each section will be broken down into smaller headings to enable easy understanding...
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...technology-based apps financial knowledge solutions to school children. They are at the start-up stage. Marissa Di Pasquale is the CEO of the company, and in no uncertain terms, she is the driver of the direction of the company as it forms and develops to deliver outcomes to its target audience. Although Cashtivity is starting off by delivering financial knowledge outcomes to school children, Ms Di Pasquale wishes to expand the target audience to the general public in the long run; including by expanding the market to university students as well. Cashtivity believes that its point of differentiation in its product will lie in its unique delivery of financial knowledge. It believes its originality lies in its ability to adapt complex financial knowledge into laymen’s terms, thus making such knowledge palatable and accessible to the general public, while also using leading technology to make the delivery of these educational resources interesting, interactive and addicting. Cashtivity’s motivation is driven by Marissa Di Pasquale’s motivation to be able to instruct people on how to manage and increase their wealth using what she believes should be common sense knowledge but isn’t at this point in time. In essence, she is trying to deliver financial knowledge to those who may not be interested at this point, for reasons such as complexity barriers to knowledge, or ignorance of wealth discipline; as well as to those who may wish to know more about financial knowledge but don’t have the tools...
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...8919 Email: abdi_somalian@hotmail.com ------------------------------------------------- OBJECTIVE: To work with a dynamic organization to learn and develop the skills that are required to enhance my knowledge in creativity and to get the opportunity to interact with people from diverse background. SUMMARY OF SKILLS * Proven track record of providing outstanding service to diverse client groups. * Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain rapport with team members and clientele. * Quick learner, reliable and creative. * Goal - oriented, highly motivated, hardworking, organized and punctual. * Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. * Willing and eager to learn new procedures and methods. * Consistent ability to work under pressure while multi-tasking. * Physically fit and able to lift heavy weight (30+kg). * Excellent knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel. * Languages known English, Arabic and Somalian. KEY QUALIFICATIONS * Over 4 years of experience as General Labourer and Cashier. * Physically fit, hardworking, and talented to follow instructions rapidly and professionally. * Demonstrated ability to quickly gain knowledge, follow safety precautions, and become helpful with numerous kinds of tools. * Able to work on dissimilar crews doing a variety of jobs, having skills in numerous areas, as well as being ...
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...| Case Study: General Electric Company | GE’s Strategy Equates Longevity | | For so long, General Electric has provided the world with pioneering products and superlative services. How does a company endure the economic cycle for over a century and continue to make headway? In this paper I intend to discuss some of the aspects that have enabled GE to have fruitful success for over one hundred-thirty years. I will briefly discuss the overall strategy of the company and the approaches they employed to attain success implementing that strategy. I will examine the corporation’s value proposition and comment on current event(s) that influence the business. I will present a brief SWOT analysis and state my general impression of their management style. Finally, I will express my thoughts on their future, where they can be more effective, and what changes should be put into action. The topics covered depict how General Electric has and will maintain and upper hand in corporate world. | | Michelle Jones | 12/12/2012 | | Table of Contents I. Introduction, Meet GE pg. 2 II. The Company’s Overall Strategy and Their Approaches to Attain Success pg. 2 III. The Company’s Value Proposition pg. 3 IV. Event(s) that are Affecting the Company pg. 3 V. SWOT Analysis pg. 4 VI. Impression of the Management Style pg. 5 VII. The Company’s Future and Opinions on How They Can be More Effective pg. 5 VIII...
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...environment. These forces can be divided into two components, the specific environment and the general environment (Robbins et.al 2012, p.86). The specific environment includes components that are directly involved with the organisation; customers, suppliers, pressure groups and competitors. In contrast, the external environment includes economic, political/legal, sociocultural, demographic, technological and global conditions (Robbins et al. 2012, pp.87-8).The purpose of this essay is to highlight an external environmental factor that has had a significant impact on Generic and discuss how this has been managed in accordance to relevant academic theory. In particular, the scope of this paper will be confined to legal conditions that have changed in the general environment. A discussion on how this has impacted Generic Health, the management approaches of understanding environmental uncertainty and environmental influence will be presented, following a review on the effectiveness of approached used to manage impacts of the external environment. is a manufacturing company that provides generic pharmaceuticals to over 5,200 pharmacies which has been impacted by legal conditions from the general external environmental. Legal conditions refer to regulations, policies and legislation set out by federal, state and local governments which influence what organisations can and cannot do (Robbins et al. 2012, p.89). Recent changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme has impacted profit margin...
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... University of La Verne College of Business and Public Management Samana U. Tinsley La Verne, California October 30, 2012 Introduction A community of practice (CoP) is, according to cognitive anthropologists Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger, a group of people who share a craft and/or a profession. The community may evolve naturally because of the members' common interest or it can be created specifically with the goal of gaining knowledge related to their field. It is through the process of sharing information and experiences with the group that the members learn from each other, and have an opportunity to develop themselves personally and professionally (Lave & Wenger, 1991). CoPs can exist online, such as within discussion boards and newsgroups, or in real life through face to face meetings. Communities of practice are not new phenomena. This type of learning practice has existed for as long as people have been learning and sharing their experiences through storytelling. Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger coined the phrase in their 1991 book, 'Situated learning' (Lave & Wenger, 1991), and Wenger then significantly expanded on the concept in his 1998 book, 'Communities of Practice' (Wenger, Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity, 1998). Time is saved by consulting with members of a CoP. Members of the community have tacit knowledge, which can be difficult to store and retrieve outside. For example, one person can share the best way to handle a situation...
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...suited to certain uses, and in this paper each form is matched with suitable business ventures. The different forms of business being examined are partnership, limited liability company, sole proprietorship, limited liability partnership, franchise, s corporation, and corporate form. Legal Forms of Business Paper Sole proprietorship is often preferred by individuals who are seeking to maintain managerial control. Ventures such as a small coffee shop, small restaurant, or a small store are good candidates for sole proprietorship. All of these generally have a low overhead, and are very unlikely to face liable issues. A sole proprietorship may also include the spouse of the individual who is standing as the sole proprietor (Ingram, 2012). A partnership has to be carefully considered. There are many things which might cause this venture to become a disaster. A partnership often begins with two individuals with the same interests, and common goals. In some cases the main reason for the partnership to begin is that one person has the ideas and the other has the financial wherewithal. Two physicians may form a partnership to cut down on the overhead of paying for individual leases for the property. In a partnership all partners are liable for the actions of the others. If one gets charged with malpractice and the court finds against the physician all partners are equally liable to pay the damages assigned by the court. As the business is shared there are also...
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...organisation and using organisational examples, this essay will critically discuss and analyse its role in terms of enhancing performance. Learning organisations are companies that aim at improving their performance by providing their employees with on-going learning opportunities. As they are utilising learning to achieve their objectives, learning can be seen as part of an organisation’s strategy. They make their employees learn constantly and, therefore, learning must become an essential component of employees’ work (Bratton and Gold 2007) In order to achieve that, learning organisations invest an enormous amount of money in training activities. Jack Welch, the then-CEO of General Electric, for example, invested about one billion dollars annually in training and learning activities in the 1990s (General Electric 2013) These training activities do not solely consist of formal, traditional instructions, but focus on both formal and “formalized informal learning” activities, such as individual...
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...Spiral Progression Model (Summary and Reaction) The Department of Education Order (DO) no. 31, series of 2012, describes the new curriculum this way: “The overall design of the Grades 1 to 10 curriculum follows the spiral approach across subjects by building on the same concepts developed in increasing complexity and sophistication starting from grade school. Teachers are expected to use the spiral/progression approach in teaching competencies.” One thing notable about this progression model is that it will provide a beautiful continuum of learning for the student from kinder until he or she graduates from basic education curriculum. At the onset of the continuum the learner is given a good start by having a good grasp of the basic concepts or the foundational objectives through the use of mother tongue-based learning to the students. This would make it easier for the students to learn the concepts because their attention is not divided into learning the English language and understanding the concept itself. Now, the students may focus on learning the concept first and later on learn the English language on a spiral growth rate. It should also be noted that this curriculum with the spiral approach would not only be introduced in science and math but in all subject areas from grades 1 to 10. But what is the spiral approach? The Spiral Progression Model is an approach in teaching which provides to its students first the basic facts of a subject without worrying about details...
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...learning (PBL) is an educational method developed for medical teaching in 1968 in McMaster University in Canada (Tingström et al. 2002). It has been since utilized in undergraduate studies in various programmes all over the world and further transferred also to patient education. PBL embraces the main principles of adult education. Other educational methods in patient care seldom take under consideration patients’ own beliefs, previous knowledge and information needs (Kärner et al. 2012). PBL, however, allows patients to gain new knowledge restructure previously acquired information and apply their knowledge in practical context (Kärner et al. 2012). PBL thus does not mean problem solving but it provides its participants with problem-solving skills. PBL method is based on group meetings called sessions. During each session a problem (“trigger”) is presented to the group in a form of patient case description, video, pictures, etc. The patients then discuss to clarify all the unfamiliar terms and concepts, and basing on their previous knowledge they determine the main problems in the presented trigger. Further, they analyze those problems and prioritize them. Finally, they identify the learning objectives. Often one of the patients is chosen a discussion leader with a role of moderating the discussion and taking notes. During the session, the health care professional takes the role of facilitator. The facilitator sets the guidelines and timeline for the session as well as presents...
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...Problem statement and Objectives Knowledge management (KM) is a relatively new concept in the modern world of knowledge-based economies which is viewed as critical to organizational effectiveness. It appeared only in 1990s and strongly occupied by for-profit organizations (FPOs). Although there is no unique accepted definition of knowledge management, there is the most frequently cited one (Duhon, 1998, pg. 9): "Knowledge management is a discipline that promotes an integrated approach to identifying, capturing, evaluating, retrieving, and sharing all of an enterprise's information assets. These assets may include databases, documents, policies, procedures, and previously un-captured expertise and experience in individual workers." It has been understood recently that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are not profit oriented also need a sound knowledge management strategy to ensure sustainable and continuous success and to constantly adapt their work to changing conditions (Edwards, 1997). The author of this work aims to investigate the awareness about KM system, its barriers and opportunities to support KM’s implementation among NGOs in Kazakhstan. Several approaches for managing knowledge in organizations have been proposed in recent years. Some of the approaches present a more human-driven approach, some focus more on technological support (Choi & Lee, 2002). This work will mainly concentrate on a human-driven approach of KM implementation of NGOs in Kazakhstan...
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...of their land, employment, income, education, and health care. The American government promised to provide the American Indians with health coverage in exchange for land. The government also used this as a way of keeping up with how many natives there were and to protect the population from the spread of infectious diseases. Today, the Bureau of Indian Affairs controls the health care services for the American Indian population, which has had many complaints against them. “Despite the funds appropriated by Congress to deliver health care services for Native Americans, a wide range of public health status indicators demonstrate that Native Americans continue to suffer disproportionately from a variety of illnesses and diseases.”(Office of General Counsel U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 2004, p. 5) American Indians suffer with multiple diseases and lack of quality healthcare. “Millions of American Indians and Alaska Natives living in or near cities throughout the United States are seemingly invisible to health care providers and federal and state policy-makers and yet face significant health care disparities”. (Robert Wood Foundation, 2007, p. 1) Although this is a growing sick population, their health care needs are not being met. American Indians suffer disproportionately compared to the rest of Americans. American Indians suffer with multiple diseases such as: cardiovascular disease, depression, diabetes, pneumonia, influenza, injuries, and mental health disorders. “As a result...
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...responsibilities to be fulfilled (Youssef, 2012) Companies use a job description to find new employees, review current employees and compensate them as well. Job descriptions are formed from the information gathered in a job analysis. A job analysis is a procedure used to identify the content of a job in terms of activities involved and attributes or job requirements needed to perform the activities. A typical job description has three main parts: identification, general summary, and a detailed list. The identification section of a job description includes the job title and department, the job location, job number and grade, as well as the employee’s exempt or nonexempt status. The second part or the general summary section provides a clear and concise statement that summarizes the particular job and differentiates it from others. Lastly, a detailed list should be included of all important functions, tasks, duties, assignments, commitments and responsibilities associated with the job. Tasks, tools and technology, knowledge, skills and abilities, and educational requirements are the main requirements listed in a job description. The tasks would be the required work for that particular job position. Tools and technology is what you would need to assist you in completing the required tasks. You might need to be familiar with certain equipment or even software such as the Microsoft word I am currently using to type this paper. Knowledge is the information needed to know to perform...
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