...this animal of prey`s positive characteristics are their qualities, too. Many people have used eagles to represent a variety of institution, such as government or country. Eagles are popular in many countries, even ancient Rome used it. Some countries even consider the eagle as a sacred bird, strong, and powerful. The eagle is often used as a symbol of government departments, military forces, or even as the symbol of the country itself. It is used with many interpretations, but surely, all departments or even countries which use an eagle as their symbols expect their departments or countries to have the power. The second category is organization or company. Most organizations which choose eagle as their logo do so because of the many positive characters of this bird. For example, the eagle represents power, and most organizations expect their organizations to be strong and powerful and flying fast. Those are the dreams of creators who choose an eagle as the symbol of their organization. The last category is the individual. For many people, mostly men, choosing eagles as their favorite animals is based on their fondness for the physical qualities of the bird, like their swiftness when they fly, their strong grip, or their keen eyesight when they hunt many individuals who look after eagles in their house yards. Surely, their experiences when hunting with these birds are a long-lasting pride for the hunters. People...
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...qualities and companies producing them. Because of this, consumers have to make decisions on what products to buy. In order to buy products, consumers need to be motivated hence; make the decision of buying the item. Consumer behavior is a subject of importance in business. Attitude, motivation, perception are some of the aspects that make consumers buy products. According to psychologists and sociologists, the utmost feature that explains why consumers buy products is motivation, but the question of what motivates them to buy products has been a confusing factor. This is because people have different traits and beliefs. Motivation refers to as the driving force that makes individuals act the way they act. It is identified as the inner drive that reflects goal oriented arousal. It includes both positive and negative factors that direct a person’s behavior (Burrow and Bosiljevac, 160). Background information on motivation Motivation is a study that has been researched in detail because it entails human behaviors on certain issues. Motivation is a drive that is within a person, and it is responsible for making a person carry out an action. Dr. Abraham Maslow is a known psychologist who formulated the theory of motivation in humans basing them on a hierarchy of human needs. The theory is known as Maslow’s theory of need hierarchy. The hierarchy of human needs identifies five basic levels of human needs. The hierarchy is...
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...products their target market desires, and also foster a positive work environment through extensive initial training and on-going training throughout the employee’s tenor with the company. To this day, T.S.C. has concentrated on opening additional stores to continually expand the growth of the company. The store proto-type consists of smaller to medium size store footprints (about 15,000 to 24,000 square feet on average) located outside of urban areas or strictly rural areas. The product mix has evolved somewhat to maximize customer satisfaction and also profitability, while never abandoning their small-farm/rural emphasis. The main product mix consists of work and outdoor based clothing and shoes, animal feeding equipment and actual food for both livestock and domesticated animals, light hardware such as a limited selection of power and manual tools, to merchandise such as fencing and trailers for hauling various equipment and animals. With their smaller store layouts T.S.C. operates with a centralized supply chain that works with innovative technology to keep store shelves stocked and inventory levels in check. T.S.C.’s core business mission and values has helped to keep the retailer on an upward projectory along with the company’s willingness to make appropriate changes to product mix and other key operating metrics without alienating their target market. Tractor Supply Company’s growth strategy has produced positive results for the company, however we believe it may be...
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...“In 1954, I was drafted as a second lieutenant, and after an eventful year as a platoon leader I was transferred to the Psychology branch of the Israel Defense Forces. There, one of my occasional duties was to participate in the assessment of candidates for officer training. We used methods that had been developed by the British Army in the Second World War. One test involved a leaderless group challenge, in which eight candidates, with all insignia of rank removed and only numbers to identify them, were asked to lift a telephone pole from the ground and were then led to an obstacle, such as a 2.5-meter wall, where they were told to get to the other side of the wall without the pole touching either the ground or the wall, and without any of them touching the wall. If one of these things happened, they had to declare it and start again. Two of us would watch the exercise, which often took half an hour or more. We were looking for manifestations of the candidates' characters, and we saw plenty: true leaders, loyal followers, empty boasters, wimps - there were all kinds. Under the stress of the event, we felt, the soldiers' true nature would reveal itself, and we would be able to tell who would be a good leader and who would not. But the trouble was that, in fact, we could not tell. Every month or so we had a "statistics day," during which we would get feedback from the officer-training school, indicating the accuracy of our ratings of candidates' potential. The story was always...
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...but Southwest's corporate culture has been identified as the secret sauce. This paper will discuss the company's overall people strategy, employee reward and motivation, company culture, employee hiring and sustainment, and ways to continue success. Southwest Airlines History Southwest Airlines was the largest provider of scheduled domestic passenger air travel in the United States in 2011 according to a Standard & Poor’s stock report dated 18 August 2011. Its ranking for total revenue places it in fourth place among airlines in the US. “The company specializes in low-fare, point to point, short-haul, high-frequency service” and they claim to have harmonious relations with its labor force, even though 80% of the work force is unionized. According to her book, "The Southwest Airlines Way, Using the Power of Relationships to Achieve High Performance", Jody Gittell identifies three key components to the companies' success. Lying at the heart of the Southwest success story are these three elements: It fosters 10 organizational practices which build relationships between managers and frontline employees and among employees. It maintains an environment which emphasizes shared goals, shared knowledge and mutual respect. It practices sound communication techniques which are frequent, timely and focused on solving problems. Southwest began in 1971 as an idea that was captured on a bar napkin by its original CEO Mr. Herb Kelleher. The airline...
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...English has become a basic requirement in different fields, occupation and professions like Medicine, computing and many others (Bishop and Philips, 2006). This use of English in education and economic areas can be traced to the era of industrial revolution in Britain and the consequent industrial revolution that led to a number of inventions. As a way of spreading the technological invention to the rest of the world, English was adopted as a means of communication and henceforth it has become an important part communication in the world. Today, more than one billion people can speak English at a basic level and the language has also become one of the six official languages in the United Nations (Crystal, 1997). The rise of English has had positive impacts to the world. Most Linguisticians have advocated that multilingualism is a barrier to effective communication and hence...
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...English 201 Mrs Baggett September 24, 2014 An Analysis of John Smiths Performance leading the colonies John smith has had an immense impact on the colonies and the lasting history of soon the to be United States of America. Good, bad and sometimes both of these in conjunction. John smiths reputation has been, and will be immortalized in the birth of a new world, for both negative and positive reasons pertaining to his vision for the colonies, his personal troubles, and his leadership among the people. John smith had a clear vision for the colonies and what they could be. His vision consisted of hard, hard work and the notion that every Englishman could achieve the American dream through hard work. He had a vision of establishing a new social order where one could gain or attain personal honor. Unfortunately he had a rather “iron fisted” mindset and is said to have been a bit of a “slave driver” he was a military man who wanted to maintain order so he didn’t really fit the mold of creating this new social order....
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...takes longer to climb. My days became filled with hours of homework from AP classes, sports practices, volunteering, and leading my peers in different clubs. My senior year is especially gruesome with college application, scholarships, and multiple jobs on top of everything else. But when I reach the summit, I am proud of all I have accomplished. I see this same trait in Odysseus. Odysseus inspires him reminding them of their accomplishments saying, ‘“ we are not unlearned in evils. This is no greater evil now than it is when the Cyclops had us cooped in his hollow cave by force and violence, but even there, by my courage and counsel and my intelligence, we escaped away”’ (12.208-213). One of the reasons Odysseus is a great leaders is because of his work ethic. He is very driven and focused on what needs to be accomplished. He is goal oriented. Eurylochus describes him '"You are a hard man, Odysseus. Your force is greater, your limbs never wear out. You must be made all of iron” (12.279-283). Odysseus take great satisfaction from his achievements and there is no doubt in his mind that he can accomplish his goal. Significance: Wreath & Poseidon One of the main images on my vase is a giant wreath. In Greek culture, wreaths are very common awards given to athletes or significant people (Alchin). People who possess significance “want to be very important in the eyes of others” (Clifton StrengthsFinder Themes). One of the reasons I had so many leadership roles in high school is because...
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...Summarizing and Presenting Data University of Phoenix Quantitative Analysis for Business QNT/351 June 02, 2014 Summarizing and Presenting Data At Ballard Integrated Managed Services (BIMS), we pride ourselves on providing excellent services to our business partners and offering excellent employment opportunities. This is why Barbara Tucker, the general manager for BIMS at Douglas Medical Center, has grown concerned over a recent increase in employee turnover rates. The employee turnover rate has increased from annual averages of 55%-60%, which correlates with other local area businesses, up to its current peak of 64%. Barbara believes that the increased turnover rate among BIMS employees is due to an overall decrease in morale. In an attempt to identify the contributing factors of this problem and offer insight to a possible solution, an anonymous non-mandatory survey was administered to each of its 449 employees. Out of the 449 employees, only 78 completed the survey. In this report, several key factors will be discussed as to why employee morale is low and turnover rates high. Recommendations for a solution to the problems and ways to increase employee participation with surveys moving forward will be addressed. The data collected from the surveys issued to employees indicate that the increase in turnover rates is directly related to low morale among the staff. Some of the more concerning answers were from questions six and nine, which revealed negative responses...
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...faith in the decisions it makes when working though its challenges. Culture There is a saying that history will teach us nothing, but in this case, it will help in providing a roadmap of where the organization was when I started in 2008 and where they are today. In the beginning (2008), this organization was in a growth cycle where the profit margin was between 10 to 12 present any given quarter. The development of neuro and cardiac specialty services where at the forefront of the strategic planning and development. The monies where flowing and the coffers where open as team members where provided one hundred dollar bills, sometimes twice per month as bonus for performance. Easy to see that the atmosphere was that of positivity and pride in work well done. Now for the turn in the epic story; in the late spring of 2010, our Health Care Organization (HCO) was made aware that our baseline utilization was in the 90th. percentile for Cardiac Catheterization among its population by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ). This was the second of healthcare organizations in the stated of Kentucky to be investigated. At first, there was not a be sense of concern toward this notification. However, within the next several moths and with the monitoring of the other HCO defending itself, the culture changed...
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...1. What are the most relevant dimensions to use to segment the patient market for ED treatment? Select only the most relevant! The most relevant dimensions to use in order to create useful segments for Cialis are: 1. Age 2. Demographic Demographic Marital Status 3. Income 4. Education 5. Psychographic Psychographic Life Stage/Occupation (Student, Employed or Retired) 6. Values 7. Usage Patterns Firstly, age is a valuable dimension due to the strong positive correlation to erectile dysfunction (ED) incidence. Secondly, as shown in the demographic data presented by Lilly ICOS, most men who suffer from ED are either married or living together with their partner. Being the influence of the spouse one of the strongest factors in seeking solutions for ED, this reveals as an essential dimension to include in our study. Thirdly, taking into account income and education allows us to explore different purchasing powers and also how different people perceive and sense the product. Concerning the usage patterns, I believe the best way to ungroup potential customers is to consider the 3 groups suggested by Lilly ICOS’ study: Viagra current users; Viagra dropouts; never used Viagra. By considering this, helpful advices may be provided about the best, most effective way to approach different types of customers. Thereby, there could emerge a lot of different segments, but only a few of them would be relevant to Cialis. This way, restraining our analysis...
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...[Type text] AsiaeUniversity Interface Global Education Authorised Centre By N AsiaeUniversity STUDENT’S NAME : ABDUL KADIR AL JAILANI BIN RAMLE I/C NO : 840128-04-5227 PROGRAMME : EXECUTIVE MASTER IN MANAGEMENT CLASS DATE : 27 & 28 FEBRUARY 2016 INTAKE DATE : SEPTEMBER 2015 MODULE : ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR TRAINER’S NAME : PN. ZUNAIDAH BINTI ABU HASAN CENTRE : IGE MELAKA OVERALL MARK (Fill up by Trainer) QUESTION 2 3 TOTAL FINAL MARK (40%) [Type text] MARK Contents Question 2 .................................................................................................................. 3 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 3 Objectives ............................................................................................................... 3 Content ................................................................................................................... 3 Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 6 Question 3 .................................................................................................................. 7 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 7 Objectives ...........................................................................................................
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...Walmart: Is it Right for Russia? Introduction Walmart is the largest retail in the world and employs over $2.1 million Associates. The company has been revered by some as the #1 retail service provider due to its ability to offer the lowest price to all customers. Walmart’s strategy, due to its large size and purchase power, is the strategy for commanding the low purchase price of merchandise from its suppliers. In turn, the company passes these savings to all customers as a discount retail chain; Save Money, Live Better and EDLP (Everyday Low Price). Walmart is in 57 countries under multiple banners, but is Walmart right for Russia and if so, is Russia right for Walmart? The Russian People The Russian population stands at a 143 million people across multiple districts and is projected to decrease to 140 million (1.6%) by the year end of 2015. The main point associated with the population decrease is that the death rate of the Russian Federation, which holds 85% of the total population, is increasing at a faster pace than the birth rate. There is a slight increase of people that are migrating to Russia, not enough to outweigh the significant population decreases. Poor health conditions due to alcohol consumption (Vodka) have reduced the male life expectancy is 60 years of age. This has caused there to be a starling 10,000 more deaths than births over the last decade. This is 15 years less than other industrialized nations. It has also been reported that the...
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...TWO KINDS OF MORAL ARGUMENTS CONCERNING THE EXISTENCE OF GOD (1) Theoretical moral arguments: Arguments that conclude that it is reasonable to believe that God exists because His existence is the best explanation for the existence, nature, and our knowledge of objective moral truths. Such arguments assume or try to defend the view that there are objective moral truths. (2) Practical moral arguments: Arguments that conclude that one ought to believe because of the moral value (intrinsic value, value to the believer and/or value to others) of believing that there is a God. We have already encountered this distinction in the readings by Lois Hope Walker and G.E. Moore. C. S. Lewis’s moral arguments are mostly of the theoretical kind. C. S. Lewis’s Main Argument Lewis’s Premise (1): Everyone knows, and so believes, that there are objective moral truths. Lewis: People blame, praise, and try influence things on the basis of the belief that certain things are really right and wrong – in some objective sense. And it really is obvious that, e.g., cruelty is wrong. Objection 1: Many people deny that there is any objective right or wrong. Lewis: They are always inconsistent in that they go on believing and asserting such that, e.g. some actions are unfair and that there is sometimes such a thing as the “objectively right side” in a war. Objection 2: Our sense of morality is just a “herd instinct” that has developed (perhaps by evolution). Lewis:...
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...Nature- biological heritage, the genes we get from our parents that determine our personality, 50% Nurture- life experiences, other 50%, could be strictness of parents, # of kids in family, -Managers have to take into account that they will not change personalities, but must find ways to deal with the personality given -Situational factors effect how a person performs at their job. High job pressures eliminate the effect personality has on their job performance, Low job pressures allow for personality to take effect. McDonalds vs. Teacher -Big Five Personality Traits -Extraversion -Neuroticism -Agreeableness -Conscientiousness -Openness to Experience -Extraversion- personality trait that predisposes people to experience positive emotional states and feel good about themselves and the world around them. Happy, Social, and satisfied with their job. -Neuroticism- he tendency to experience negative emotional state and view oneself in the world around one negatively. Devils Advocate, Stressed out, Critical -Agreeableness- The tendency to get along with others. High in agreeableness shows affection and cares for others, team player, -Conscientiousness- The extent that a person is careful, scrupulous, and preserving. Self disciplined, and organized. -Openness to Experience- the extent to which a person is original, has broad interests, and is willing to take risks. Organizations with high openness...
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