...Organizational Behaviour & Human Resources Assignment: Iggy’s Bread of The World – ½ Page Recommendation. Name: Marcus T. Cleare Background Iggy’s Bread of The World, once a close knit, culture-rich, quality driven enterprise has lost many of its values as a result of expansion and a newly implemented management structure. The business has grown, but the owners recognize that restoring the original organizational values is critical to avoiding an even greater loss of employee productivity, company morale and the resulting reputational fall-out of such a state of affairs. The challenges seem to all point to a common denominator; the decision to hire Matthew McCrae as COO. The leadership style and hiring decisions which McCrae made led to growing hostility between his team and long-tenured employees. Additionally, the owners were increasingly discontented with McRae’s lack of consultation with hiring and expansion activities. As the relationship between owners and COO worsened, McCrae resigned, and then rescinded his resignation, following which the parties decided to try to work out the differences. In summary, McCrae came up with a proposal, citing “undercompensating” as his primary concern. Recommendation Faced with a decision on McCrae’s proposal, I believe: 1. The owners should ask the question, Is McRae worth the price? Recognize that while their COO had credentials, he did not share their values. 2. McCrae wants more money and control; clearly it...
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...Located in the town of Cambridge, a family owned bakery named “Iggy's Bread of The World” is facing big challenges. The bakery, opened in 1994, was founded on creating a “nurturing and respectful environment at our workplace that fosters cooperation, communication and a sense of accomplishment for all employees”. In less than six years, the company's proud owners, Igor and Ludamilla Ivanovic, prospered and grew the net revenue by more than $500,000. While trying to grow the business, Iggy's is walking a fine like to maintain it's family like culture and ideals. The bakery is experiencing issues like change in culture, communication breakdown, and a sudden shift in structure. In essence, these issues are stemming from unstable leadership that is unable to support the organizations culture and ideals. The current issues are described in a case study presented by the Harvard Business review published in 2001. Iggy's was founded by two individuals with a strong vision and ideals. Ludamilla viewed her role in leadership as an opportunity to promote her passion. As she explained, “The bakery became a stage for me, a channel though which I could do what I believe in...I want our employees to get pleasure out of what they do. I want them to be involved in the company. I want them to like what they do, to be excited to come in and have initiative to be proud of what they do.” Igor viewed leadership as an opportunity to teach and facilitate skill advancement. Almost all employees had...
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...The most important birthday of my life is my 11th birthday .I remember as its yesterday. It was a beautiful Saturday morning when I woke up due to a loudly noise. It was 8:00 am then I knew that it was October 12, my birthday. I took a long, cold shower to calm myself down and got dressed. I was too excited. I was still in bed when all of the sudden I started to hear noise at the outside of my room. I went down stairs to the kitchen. Just as I entered the kitchen I became aware of a delicious smell. My mom had prepared French toast which is my favorite breakfast. She was cutting tomatoes into cubic pieces. The cutting noise could hear by my room. It was now 11am. I was helping my mom prepare the chicken wings. A birthday party must be planned effectively to goal its success I had been looking forward to the party for at least two months. It cannot be a last minute planning. I will not be caught unprepared again. I‘ve been concentrated on the planning of the party for a month. Everyone had read the RSVP deadline and called in a week ahead of schedule. The weather was sunny so I didn’t have doubt about bad weather. I was keep tracking of forecast a week. It was to be my first party at our new house. There are only a few hours till my party starts. I set up the new stereo system. When the time drew near for me to be ready for the party, I put on my birthday dress which I was specially sewn for me. Suddenly I hear a knock on the...
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...Hazel J. Composition 1 09/08/2015 Paper 2, Message boards: A New Kind of Community Online communities are a new, modern way of interacting with people of similar interests. Most of these communities consist of message boards. Usually, these types of communities are centered on a particular subject matter, such as religion or parenting. The most popular types of these online communities are usually the ones that have to do with current events or pop culture. I frequent several different of these kinds of websites, but two in particular I visit on a daily basis. One is mostly deals with the current events and politics, such as the war on Iraq and the race for Presidency. The other, is mostly surrounded by entertainment news, such as music and celebrities. Even though these websites differ in many ways, they have very similar attributes. On the current events message board, I notice that the posters and members on there are much more mature and have civil conversations and debates. However, if a controversial topic is posted, such as religion or racism, some of the comments may resort to personal attacks and name calling. On the pop culture board, it’s almost similar, but much more intense. These boards usually have much younger members, so those types of topic are insignificant or unimportant in comparisons to actual news worthy postings. A topic about celebrities, such a singer or rapper being arrested will generate hundreds of responses, but if serious posts like...
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...Michael has an amusement park called Fantasy Land located on his property. Michael decided to give his son a birthday party at his home and invited all his friends to Fantasy Land to celebrate. Tommy, a ten-year-old boy, attended the birthday party for Michael's son. All the children were playing on all the rides and having a good time. In the afternoon, Michael emphatically announced to all the children that the Fantasy Land was closed. After the hired attendants cleared the park of children and moved them to Michael’s home, the attendants all left. While other children and their parents were inside Michael's house eating cake and watching the birthday boy opening presents, Tommy sneaked out an unlocked door leading to the amusement park. While Michael was in the kitchen getting more ice cream for the party, he looked out the window in the house and saw Tommy get on the Floaty Boat Ride. While Tommy was getting onto the ride, he stood up and fell into the water, hitting his head on the edge. Tommy sustained a large laceration to his head, and then sank below the surface of the water. Michael ran out and pulled Tommy out of the water. When Tommy arrived at the hospital, Doctor prescribed improper medication that resulted in some permanent brain damage to Tommy. Tommy, through an appointed guardian, has sued Michael. What legal claim and defenses should be asserted in the suit by Tommy against Michael? Against Doctor? Discuss. I need this in Exam IRAC...
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...Your name Course name Teacher’s name Outline 1. Thesis Statement: Mental health is not so much a hot button topic, but rather is treated like a taboo phrase. It is met with scorn, denial −and sometimes− even anger. I. Introduction A. topic one 1. supporting argument one 2. supporting argument two B. topic two C. topic three II. beginning of body A. topic four 1. supporting argument a. reflection and inference b. reflection and inference 2. topic five a. reflection and inference b. reflection and inference III. body of paper A. topic six B. topic seven C. topic eight D. topic nine E. topic ten IV. ending paraghraph A. revisit everything stated in your paper B. sum it up as best as you can to help support your thesis C. ending statement This is a basic template for making your outline. Simply add your content or more sectioned lists as needed. I should also mention that this is for APA format Blah blah blah, adding more words so this can be uploaded, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah...
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...subject of the picture, not take away from it, as well as be able to take pictures from various angles to test out which would look better, and these are both things that she does very well. She also has a good sensitivity meaning that she is able to recognize the subtleties of colour, texture, and lighting. Anna-Lou Lebovitz is now known as the photographer who tells a story through her pictures. She makes good use of background, clothing and takes advantage of the weather in order to truly capture the moment. Lebovitz is known to have taken photographs of any and every celebrity you could ever imagine, which proves that her work is truly respected by significant figures worldwide. One of my favourite photos of hers is of the photo of Iggy Pop. I feel as though this photo really tells a story...
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...My 21st birthday was a wonderful day full of love, attention and excitement. Birthday breakfasts are family traditions that have been around all my life. They are always only family. Omelets are my favorite breakfast food. My mother makes the lightest, fluffiest eggs I have ever had. She always makes your personal breakfast a great big deal. Extravagance is abundant at these events. Purple is my favorite color so all the decorations are purple. Dishes are purple with purple flowers as garnishes. Breakfast meats, such as bacon, sausage, ham and Canadian bacon, are on large platters all over the table. Of course the smoky, sweet meaty essences of smells are hanging in the air. Mixed into this meaty smell is a sweet cinnamon fragrance of the sweet rolls. At our family gatherings alcohol is ever present. Orange juice and champagne, otherwise known as mimosas, are prevalent. Mom always brings out the beautiful crystal champagne flutes to use. I always feel so special drinking out of these glasses. My two sisters are there. They came in from out of town for the occasion. I don’t get to see them often anymore so it was a special treat that they were there. After the meal we do the gifts and presents opening. We always try to get the person something they can use but wouldn’t get for themselves. My mom gets me a gift card to a spa for a day. It is awesome and includes a facial, massage, pedicure and manicure. My sisters have gotten me a gift card for the mall, any...
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...Michael has an amusement park called Fantasy Land located on his property. Michael decided to give his son a birthday party at his home and invited all his friends to Fantasy Land to celebrate. Tommy, a ten-year-old boy, attended the birthday party for Michael's son. All the children were playing on all the rides and having a good time. In the afternoon, Michael emphatically announced to all the children that the Fantasy Land was closed. After the hired attendants cleared the park of children and moved them to Michael’s home, the attendants all left. While other children and their parents were inside Michael's house eating cake and watching the birthday boy opening presents, Tommy sneaked out an unlocked the door leading to the amusement park. While Michael was in the kitchen getting more ice cream for the party, he looked out the window in the house and saw Tommy get on the Floaty Boat Ride. While Tommy was getting onto the ride, he stood up and fell into the water, hitting his head on the edge. Tommy sustained a large laceration to his head, and then sank below the surface of the water. Michael ran out and pulled Tommy out of the water. When Tommy arrived at the hospital, Doctor prescribed improper medication that resulted in some permanent brain damage to Tommy. Tommy, through an appointed guardian, has sued Michael. What legal claim and defenses should be asserted in the suit by Tommy against Michael? Against Doctor?...
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...“The development of the Hovis Crusty White Loaf” is a success story of Hovis brand and the British Bakers (BB) company as to how they used the concept of New Product Development (NPD) in gaining competitive advantage and eventually was successful in capturing a large share of market despite of facing a tough competition. Adrian Watt and Stuart Chambers, the writers, have presented the case with further details of various functions performed and taken care of by Cathy- the brand manager of Hovis white bread along with the NPD team of BB Company in developing the new product “Hovis crusty white loaf” and also the issues they dealt during the overall product development process. Hovis is a leading brand with a dominant force in the UK mass-market brand industry. The brand has been successful in the brown bread segment by maintaining a unique position in the minds of consumers as quality and healthy eating. In order to be the best brand in not only brown bread segment but also white bread segment, and also to grow its overall brand share from 12 percent to at least 18 percent of the UK share, Hovis employs a brand manager – Cathy who then with the help of an effective market research and continuous group efforts with the NPD team comes up with a new product strategy to gain a competitive advantage in the product design, with specifications and production techniques that couldn’t be copied easily by the competitors. The case further explains each detailed functions including the market...
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...Oatmeal Cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. To toast nuts: Place nuts on a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned and fragrant. Let cool and then chop into pieces. In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), beat the butter and sugar until creamy and smooth (about 2 - 3 minutes). Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat to combine. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and beat until incorporated. Stir in the nuts, oats, and dried cranberries or chocolate chips. For large cookies, use 1/4 cup of batter (I like to use an ice cream scoop) and space the cookies about 2 inches (5 cm) apart on the baking sheet. Then wet your hand and flatten the cookies slightly with your fingers so they are about 1/2 inch (1.25 cm) thick. Bake the cookies for about 12 - 15 minutes or until light golden brown around the edges but still soft and a little wet in the centers. Remove from oven and let the cookies cool a few minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to cool. Makes about 20 - 24 large cookies Oatmeal Cookies: 1 cup (110 grams) walnuts or pecans, toasted and chopped (optional) 3/4 cup (170 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup (210 grams) packed light brown sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 3/4 cup (105 grams) all purpose...
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...University of Phoenix “Instructions on how to make a P.B. & J. Sandwich” The first step to making a P.B. & J. sandwich would be to purchase the necessary products for the P.B. & J. sandwich which would be: 1 loaf of bread, wheat or white whatever your preference, 1 jar of peanut butter creamy or crunchy whatever your preference, 1 jar of jelly or jam once again whatever your preference, 1 square of paper towel, and 1 knife. First place the paper towel on the table in front of you spread out, secondly you need to open the up the bag of bread by taking off the wire tie off or plastic square pinch thingy that keeps the bread fresh. Thirdly take two pieces of bread out and place them flat next to each other on the paper towel re-close the loaf of bread with either the wire or plastic pinch off thingy. Then open up the jar of peanut butter then gab the knife by the handle as if you were to the peanut butter out of the jar and scoop. Once you have scooped the peanut butter out of the jar then spread it on one of the two pieces of bread that are laid flat on the paper towel; then repeat the same process with the jam or jelly on the opposite bread. The final step is to join the two pieces of breads together on the sides on witch you placed the peanut butter and jelly or jam. It is finally complete in order for you to enjoy the wonderful creation of the P. B. &...
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...Co. purchased the Saint Louis Bread Company also called Panera bread, which was founded by Ken Rosenthal which was renovating its 20 bakery-cafés in the St. Louis area. By the end of 2006 the company operates or franchises 1027 Panera Bread bakery-cafés in 36 states and 17 manufacturing plants to support the bakery-cafés. Now Panera bread is one of the most popular chains of bakery –café restaurants in the United States and Canada selling hand-crafted breads, sandwiches, salads, soups, bakery items, and organic foods also some locations offer dinner pizzas. Panera Bread bakery-cafes are often associated with the concept of “fast casual”, a mixture between fast food and more up sale casual dining. Its freshly baked artisan breads are famous among the neighborhoods and cities all around the country. The main strategy behind Panera Bread was to create “a premium specialty bakery and café experience to urban workers and suburban dwellers”. Panera Bread’s strategy was and still is to make great bread and to make it broadly available. Part of that strategy is to make their cafés a home away from home, where people are comfortable and relaxed. Besides all that it has huge distinctive offering of menu where people can have whatever they can feel like having like breakfast, lunch and dinner any time of the day. Because of all these varieties its market is growing fastly so the Panera bread management is planning to expand Panera bread by 17 percent from 2007 to2010...
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...Assignment 3 Julia’s food booth A).Formulate and solve a linear programming model for Julia that will help you advise her if she should lease the booth. X1=number of cheese pizza slices X2=number of hot dogs X3=number of BBQ sandwiches Julia Food Booth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Products | Pizza X1 | Hot Dog X2 | Barb Sand X3 | | | | | Profit per unit | $0.75 | $1.05 | $1.35 | Resources | Constraints | | | | Avail | Usage | Left Over | | Budget (i) | $0.75 | $0.45 | $0.90 | 1500 | 1500 | 0 | | Oven Space (ii) | 24 | 16 | 25 | 55,296 | 50000 | 5296 | | Demand (iii) | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -2.3E-13 | 2.27E-13 | | Demand (iv) | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1250 | -1250 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Production | | | | | | | | Pizza | 1250 | | | | | | | Hotdogs | 1250 | | | | | | | Barbecue | 0 | | | | | | | Profit | 2250 | | | | | | | B). If Julia were to borrow money from a friend before the first game to purchase more ingredients, could she increase her profit? If so, how much should she borrow and how much additional profit would she make? What factor constrains her from borrowing even more money than this amount? Yes, Julia could increase her profit if she borrowed from a friend. The shadow price is 1.50 for each additional dollar that she earns. This was found by looking at the sensitivity analysis report from the computer solution output. The shadow...
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...ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This Feasibility Study has taken a lot of hard work from many people. The proponents would like to thank first their family and friends who have inspired them to break boundaries. They love them all so much. Secondly, they want to thank everyone at Caloocan City Business High School for cradling them and giving them the opportunity to experience this. The proponents would also like to thank who has supported them through bad and good, and most of all to those who respected them. The proponents would like to express their warm gratitude to God, in letting them to develop such ideas and great thoughts in establishing this business. The proponents would also like to thank their parents for supporting and allowing them in putting up this business. They’re also thankful to have such an amazing friends who always got their back and of course, to their very energetic Business Education IV Adviser, Mr. Benigno M. Tindogan for sharing them his knowledge to make this feasibility study become possible. INTRODUCTION “A pizza for one is the pizza for all”. The company’s slogan for the betterment of food industry. The “PIZZARAP” has opened to you the chef d’ oeuvres of Food Company. We would like to introduce to you a traditional westernized taste of food yet with Filipino touch. The pizza will stand and compensate the value by its price. The proponents’ goal is to produce pizza that will surely fit your preference, tastes and favourites. This will let the...
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