...Electron transfer reactions in coordination metal complexes. Structure-reactivity relationships Sebastitio J. Formosinho Departamento de Qui'mica, Universidade de Coimbra, 3049 Coimbra, Portugal Abstract - The current approach of Marcus theory to interpret electron transfer is questioned. Another approach based on an expansion of configuration of the transition states is presented, and the rates are estimated in terms of the following parameters: reaction energy, force constants, equilibrium bond lengths, transition state bond order and capacity to store energy. The model can interpret several anomalous features of these reactions, namely electron-exchanges where the Marcus theory estimates rates several orders of magnitude slower and faster than experiment, "cross-relations", solvent effects, the inverted region and the asymmetry of the Tafel plots of metal-aquo ions, and can assess the nonadiabatic character of some outer-sphere processes. Electron transfer reactions play an essential role in many physical, chemical and biological processes. The investigation of the mechanisms of these reactions rests essentially on the systematic investigation of structure-reactivity relationships that results from the geometric rearrangements which accompany the change in oxidation states of the coordination compounds. Although many theories have been proposed, it is no surprise that the more simpler ones such as Marcus theory are the most popular.1 In spite of the great success of the theory...
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...Talk Before It’s Too Late: Reconsidering the Role of Conversation in Information Systems Project Management Stefano Mastrogiacomo, Stephanie Missonier, And Riccardo Bonazzi Stefano Mastrogiacomo is a freelance program manager and a management researcher at the HEC Lausanne-UNIL, Faculty of Business and Economics, Switzerland. He holds an M.S. and a Ph.D. in organization and business information systems from the University of Lausanne. He has more than 15 years of experience as a coordinator of strategic management programs for for-profit and nonprofit international organizations. His main area of research is language and the coordination of collaborative work, especially conversation and its impact on strategy formulation and execution. Stephanie Missonier is assistant professor of project management and information systems strategy and governance at the Institute of Information Systems at the HEC Lausanne-UNIL, Faculty of Business and Economics, Switzerland. Her degrees include an M.A. in management and a Ph.D. in management information systems from the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis in France. Her research interest focuses on information systems project management and the understanding of reasons of failures and troubles. Her work has appeared in Journal of Organizational Change Management, and in French journals such as Système d’Information et Management, and proceedings of international conferences such as the European Conference on Information Systems...
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...Key Concepts of Organizational Design Rosalind Patterson MMPBL550 August 30, 2010 Professor Josey Crisostomo Key Concepts of Organizational Design Given the importance of organizational design, why is it so often the blame for inefficiency and ineffectiveness? The reason is because good organizational design helps communications, productivity, and innovation. Organizational design is the process of aligning an organization’s structure with its mission. This means looking at the relationship between tasks, workflow, responsibility and authority, and making sure all these support the objectives of the business (www.mindtools.com). In this paper we will explore the importance of organizational design choices, the advantages and disadvantages of various organizational structures, assess the relationship between strategy, structure, and process in organizations, and analyze the relationship between organizational design and decision-making processes. Importance of Organizational Design Choices Hiring talented people is not enough to ensure the success of an organization. The best and brightest employees will not be able to do their best work in a poorly designed workplace. Consequently, poor organizational design is one of the leading causes of low employee morale and productivity (www.leadership-and-motivation-training.com). Effective organizational design creates a culture of commitment. The employees fully understand their accountabilities...
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...Design DISTRIBUTED COORDINATION IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY November 5, 2013 Montreal, Canada 1. INTRODUCTION A supply chain refers to the production and distribution process from raw materials to finished goods. Members of the supply chain are dependent on each other to reduce overall cost and maximize their profit. This dependency, resulting in risk and uncertainty along with benefit, has recently been increasing due to the rapid innovation of information technology, globalization, and outsourcing. A need for coordination mechanism arises from interdependencies between the activities of supply chain members and this need differs depending on sources of complexity and uncertainty. Supply chain coordination is ``a term encompassing cooperation (joining operation), collaboration (working jointly), and integration (combining into an integral whole). It also involves information system alignment (jointly expanding the information structure beyond the boundaries of each supply-chain member). These elements constitute coordination mechanisms to manage independencies among supply chain members`` (Botta-Genoulaz 2010). Below is the conception model of supply chain coordination (Arshinder 2011). [pic] A literature review is presented in this paper to highlight the importance of supply chain coordination. The objective of this paper is to review various...
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...during both in- and anti-phase pattern (in-phase: homologous muscles activated at the same time, anti-phase: homologous muscles alternating) but also magnitude of SMA activation was greater during antiphase coordination relative to in-phase coordination(Debaere et al., 2001). These patterns are inherently stable patterns however patients have brain lesion lose ability for control of basic bimanual coordination. Recent clinical trials have demonstrated that motor cortex stimulation with noninvasive techniques such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) enhances motor function in stroke patients (Schlaug, Renga, & Nair, 2008). These studies showed that positive...
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...Chapter 3 Organization Design * Defined by the arrangement of responsibilities, authority and flow of information within an organization. * Organization structure is analogous to human anatomy with the caveat that an organization structure can be changed Organization Design Cont. * Two interrelated parts to organization design * How to divide the work and responsibilities and allocate them to units in an organization * How to coordination the work for those units to perform the organization’s overall work effectively The Importance of Organizational Design * Grouping people into work units having a common supervisor is a micro level in a organization. * EX: In small hospitals the nurse manager report directly to the VP for nursing * EX: In large hospitals there are intermediate of organization in nursing, with several nursing managers that all report to the director of nursing and then they report to the VP of nursing * Organization allocates resources and conduct planning and holds people accountable for performance and the use of those resources. Table of Organization * A table of organization or organizational chart, Consisting of boxes and lines provides a shorthand for describing structure * Dividing work and responsibilities to be performed by different units has both advantages and disadvantages. Twin Structural Issues; Differentiation and Integration * Differentiation- Segmentation of an...
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...proper time and place, with necessary access, so that work can be executed with minimal delay and completed by the agreed upon date, within budget estimates. The schedule establishes when jobs will be done and what resources can best be applied to their performance. Resources include manpower, materials, tools and special equipment. Access refers to when the equipment will be prepared and accessible so that it can be worked on in safe (locked out/tagged out) condition, with necessary precautions taken, permits obtained, and any specialized documentation, drawings, or information in hand. Proper time relates to job start, duration of execution, and completion within the time frame agreed upon with the internal customer during the weekly coordination meeting. The Weekly Expectation Scheduling is the locus from which all maintenance activity is executed. Scheduling should be viewed as the “point” function and “marketing arm” of the system because it yields the earliest tangible results (often within weeks of start up). All individuals and groups perform better and accomplish more with clearly established, communicated and published expectations. When the maintenance function is managed without a weekly schedule, there are no specific expectations as to what is to be accomplished with the resources for which payroll checks will be drawn. Instead, whatever reactive demands are made is what will be done. The fundamental requirement target (the schedule) against which to control...
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...Rondell Data Corporation and W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Question: President Bill Hunt is clearly uncomfortable sacking Frank Forbus, that too on Christmas Eve. He says, “I can’t understand why we have such poor luck in the engineering director’s job lately”. If the present trend at Rondell continues, future engineering directors too would, quite likely, find their jobs on the line; even as yet other new products are likely to overshoot schedules. Based on a comprehensive examination of the case, what would you suggest to help Rondell with their present problems? Answer: Rondell Data Corporation is grappled with inter departmental conflicts with rampant blame game. Every department beginning from sales till production kept blaming each other. Each one had their own goals and were aligned to achieve those. For example: Sales people were more inclined towards meeting the customer needs, in a broader terms the market demands as and when required. Moreover, they were more gripped towards maintaining the reputation of Rondell, i.e.“providing varied and differentiated products to the consumers, right from its inception”. So, the sales department took up orders and kept giving false promises of delivery dates to the consumers which at most times overshoot the scheduling...
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... Even so Framework Program had been started as one of the supportive program of R&D, day by day it has become to be one of the most powerful and important component of EU policy. In connection with EU’s desire on becoming as one body, EU had to develop a way to be better at research and development areas than nation states. Nation states were already making investment on R&D therefore there was no need to depend on EU and this point of view was conflicting with EU’s. Therefore to avoid and block the diversification between member states and EU, EU has started to invest on Framework Program more and more by the time of progress and this made Framework Program sustainable and successful over time. Framework Program has become more importance with the release of European Research Area in 2000 and ERA made Framework Program more associated with EU research and innovation policies. In addition to ERA, establishing the idea of European Value Added which is about using EU funding to create or develop ideas, projects or policies etc. on EU level instead of national and...
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...Running head: EDUCATION PREPARATION DIFFERENCES IN COMPETENCIES OF NURSING DEGREES: ASSOCIATES VS. BACCALAUREATES Patel, Hetal Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V Professional Dynamics January 25, 2012 There are many differences in the competencies between nurses prepared at the associate’s degree level versus the baccalaureate level in nursing. The differences in competencies has be seen in the leadership ladder for advancement in the profession of nursing, the ability to provide care, the coordination of patient care, and the membership of an educated interdisciplinary health care team. In my matriculation into Grand Canyon University’s RN-BSN program, I previously researched this topic extensively. In 1965, the American Nurses Association (ANA) took a courageous position in publishing a first position paper asking for the baccalaureate degree to be the minimal level of education for the professional nursing ( A position paper 1965). This was the first documented attempt to change the level of education of nurses from a technical based education to a scientific based education. The position that the ANA held had many of the following obstacles to overcome, the interference of government funding of programs, nurses to see beyond just the technical based profession and the perception of nursing as a caregiver. The ladder of leadership after obtaining an associate degree in nursing (ADN) is the certifications that can be obtain through their professional organizations...
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...Coordination between the Military and Civilian Organisations: Issues and Solutions The work described in this document has been undertaken by the Human Factors Integration Defence Technology Centre, part funded by the Human Capability Domain of the U.K. Ministry of Defence Scientific Research Programme. © BAE Systems 2009 The authors of this report have asserted their moral rights under the Copyright, Designs and Patents act, 1988, to be identified as the authors of this work. Reference ...........................................HFIDTC/2/WP3.1.4/3 Version.................................................................................2 Date............................................................... 19th May 2009 © BAE Systems 2009. Issued by Aerosystems International Ltd on behalf of the HFI DTC consortium. The HFI DTC consortium consists of Aerosystems International Ltd, Cranfield University, Lockheed Martin, MBDA, SEA, Brunel University, Southampton University and the University of Birmingham HFIDTC/2/WP3.1.4/3 Version 2/ 19th May 2009 Authors Paul Salmon Daniel Jenkins Neville Stanton Guy Walker Brunel University Brunel University Brunel University Brunel University ii HFIDTC/2/WP3.1.4/3 Version 2/ 19th May 2009 Contents 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Executive Summary ................................................................................... 1 Background and reasoning behind the work ...................................................
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...plagiarized. It has not previously been submitted as part of any assessment for this qualification. All the sources, from which information has been obtained for this assignment, have been referenced as per Harvard Referencing format. I further confirm that I have read and understood the Westford School of Management rules and regulations about plagiarism and copying and agree to be bound by them. Students Signature : Siji Student Name : Siji Sundaran Manalikkattil Date : 19th July 2014 Learning Outcomes and Assessment Feedback Name of the Assessor | LeenaWanganoo | Learning Outcomes | Assessment Criteria (AC) | Assessor Feedback | LO 1 | | AC MET | Understand the importance of supply chain management and logistics. | 1.1 Explain the importance of effective supply chain management in achieving organizational objective . | | | 1.2 Explain the link between supply chain...
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...construction project teams: The case of Kenya and UK Volume 28, Issue 5, July 2010, Pages 449-460 E.G. Ochieng and A.D.F. Price Managing cross-cultural communication in multicultural construction project teams: The case of Kenya and UK Volume 28, Issue 5, July 2010, Pages 449-460 E.G. Ochieng and A.D.F. Price Being an architect and being from a different country (India), I could easily relate to the ‘Managing multicultural teams’ (Brett et all) article we discussed in the class. I got intrigued about the construction industry which is going multicultural these days and where effective coordination is crucial for success. While searching the internet, I came across this article which discusses the importance of understanding different culture and discusses how effective communication can be an important part in success of multicultural construction projects. And we all know that team coordination practices vary with national culture. Experts have warned that engineering education fails to prepare engineers for these differences. This paper discusses the cases of Project Managers of UK and Kenya through their 20 interviews (10 each from both the countries) and shows that communications within multicultural project environments can be effective when project managers demonstrate an awareness of cultural variation in terms of the body language and day to day routine. It shows that one of the critical components of building multicultural project teams is the effective communication...
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...BoldFlash: Cross-Functional Challenges Case Study Introduction BoldFlash is a producer of flash memory components for electronic devices, who has fallen behind competitors on several fronts due to missed opportunities with developing a critical market in storage devices for tablets. With a recent change in leadership due to the unexpected death of prior Vice President/ General Manager (Jim Harrison), the company is now under the watchful eye of Dr. Roger Cahill (also known as King of the Hill). In an industry with rapidly growing revenues and demand, in a sector that was highly competitive, BoldFlash still has the significant competitive advantage of operating its own plants. After a few months on the job, Cahill was able to deduct what he saw as the problem in the Mobile Division as unproductive conflicts between the functional departments, particularly around the product development processes. It is clear that manufacturing is the dominant function of the organization and with its competitive nature, seems to be pulling its weight. Due to the unclear roles of departments, isolation of departments, as well as the conflicting roles of departments, manufacturing is suffering. Conflicting Performance Metrics In many ways conflicting performance metrics of each group are contributing to the problem. Currently the performance metrics of each department are left either unclear or overlapping between groups. The conflicting performance metrics are causing opportunities to be...
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...Over the past few years, a lot of research has been conducted on intrapersonal and interpersonal perception and their contribution to individual success. Perception plays an important role in both intrapersonal and interpersonal communications. By definition, perception means the judgement and understanding gained from interaction either between two or more parties or within the person himself (Anant 2010, p. 34). This essay argues that good intrapersonal and interpersonal perception is vital in individual success both at university and at work. This topic includes motivational goal setting, accurate self-monitoring, successful coordination of actions and good interpersonal skills. Intrapersonal perception is one of the decisive components in achieving both academic and career success. It involves understanding of a person himself, including his goals, characteristics and his own feelings. In order to have strong intrapersonal perception, two elements must exist: goal setting and self-monitoring. Goal setting is a process involves establishing a set of realistic and measurable targets achievable within a specific time. Smith (2013, p. 20) pointed out that goal setting provides an individual with a long-term vision and motivates him to work towards the respective goals. As they focus on their goals, they will demonstrate optimistic characteristics and feel motivated to strive for their goals. According to Bressler’s study (2010, p. 39), individuals with high motivation levels...
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