...MGT 499 Module 1 SLP 1 MGT 499 Strategic Management Module 1 Session Long Project Christie E. Rains Trident University International Professor: Sara GarskiMGT 499 Module 1 SLP 2 The organization I chose to cover for my Session Long Project will be a small business I once owned. A few years back, my father and I chose to enter into (purchase a piece of) a franchise company “Pittsburgh Paints”; a part of a larger organization, PPG Industries: “Bringing innovation to the surface”. PPG has several different business opportunities, including: paints and coating, optical, speciality materials, chemicals, and glass and fiberglass. My father, being a contractor/builder, in our small town, leased a store front for his previous construction company. In lieu of utilizing this space for his business, we decided to open a House Paint and Deck Stain store. The town my father lives in is small, therefore, everyone living and working in the county must “work together” in order for all to provide for their individual families. With that being said, there was already a house paint store in place, just located on the opposite side of town. To not impose, we chose a company more geared towards “subcontractors” vice the “homeowner” (though we still provided a homeowner line of product for those coming into our store “off the streets”. Our store, selling PPG’s Pittsburgh Paints, was called “ProFormance Paints”. PPG Industries' vision is to continue to be the world’s leading coatings...
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...Res500 Module 1 Case Research Methods for the Health Sciences – Module 1: Case The Research Question, Literature Review, and Research In any research plan devising the research question is a critical step in the research process. It helps in determining what, where, when and how data will be collected. A properly developed question can help focus ideas and ensure the collection of appropriate data. In this case study I will discuss how descriptive research questions differ from questions of relationship and questions of comparison. Then I will discuss how a researcher should determine if prior research exists on the intended topic. I will also discuss what factors should be used to gauge the quality of previous research as well as the importance of the assessment. Finally I will discuss if the formulation of a research question should precede or follow consultation with scholarly literature Descriptive, Relationship, and Comparison Research Questions. There is a distinct difference between descriptive and relationship research questions. According to Newton, Bower, and William (2004), the descriptive research describes data and characteristics of information being studied by answering question of who, what, when, where, and why. It contains factual information but does not determine the cause or create a relationship between the information. In contrast the relationship question uses the information or data given and describes how one set of information may affect...
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...Module 1: Strategic Review - SLP MBA Integrative Project BUS599 April 16, 2014 I am excited to be chosen the VP of marketing at Clipboard Tablet Co. We sell 3 different types of handheld tablets. The X5 tablet is targeted at the price conscious market whereas X6 is targeted at the performance oriented market. X7 is the newest product with focus on consumers that value both price and performance. Let us review the performance of each product category along with my proposed strategy and recommendations for the forthcoming years. Let me Start with X5: Indeed, X5 is aimed at price conscious consumers. The company has historically done quite well with this product in the last 5 years in terms of performance against the competition. The sales for this product peaked in 2013. However, the sales started declining after 2013 in the last couple of years due to saturation of the market. Joe kept the pricing of this product same throughout this period which turned out to be negative for the company as the organization needed a price cut in order to attract customers from other competing products. Since the product was competitive in terms of performance, Joe should have declined R&D investment on this product as consumers were more price conscious than performance conscious for this product. ("forio.com," 2015) Since this product competes in a highly saturated price conscious segment, my recommendation will be to reduce investment in R&D on this product as performance is not required...
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...Introduction In today’s society, devices such as the iPad, iPhone, and iPod have become standard household gadgets, and the company behind these products, Apple Incorporated (Inc.) has lead the way in computer innovation. Since Apple released its initial public offering (IPO) in 1980, the company has thrived in all aspects of its business and breaking records on the stock market. This paper will discuss Apple’s company background, analyze the implementation and evaluation of its IPO, and conclude with the reason behind Apple was chosen. Company Background Before becoming the largest technological company in the world, Apple Inc.’s humble beginning started in April 1976 as a small private computer company owned by three men, Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne, and Steve Wozinak. The company originally focused on creating personal computers for the first 25 years of its existence until 2001 when Apple Inc. introduced the iMac followed by the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. Over the last decade, Apple started purchasing various software corporations, such as the music company Lala, the personal assistant Siri, and most recently, Anobit Technologies, to integrate their products into Apple’s new computer innovations. Today, Apple Inc.’s main business and operational activities continue to focus on producing and marketing computer electronics, computer software, and personal computers through 357 retail stores in ten countries and its online store (Anonymous, n.d.). Much of Apple’s...
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...functions of management are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling and Wal-Mart utilizes each one in order to be successful and is one of the top retail stores world-wide. The Four Functions of Management Planning is specifying the goals to be achieved and deciding in advance the appropriate actions needed to achieve those goals. Planning activities include analyzing current situations, anticipating the future, determining objectives, deciding in what types of activities the company will engage, choosing corporate and business strategies, and determining the resources needed to achieve the organization’s goals. Plans set the stage for action and for major achievements. (Bateman & Snell, 2009, Chapter 1, Managing). Planning is an important part of the daily routine of Wal-Mart managers and associates. The store manager usually does a walk through of the entire store with the assistant managers on duty to take notes and give feedback on what goals need to be done that day and in the near future. The assistant managers then assign the objectives or duties to customer service managers and zone managers, who then pass out the duties to associates and cashiers. Throughout the day there are meetings that every floor associate and manager discusses what has been accomplished and what needs to be accomplished and any problems that may have arose during the process and utilize...
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...INSS 370 Final Exam Study Guide Below is a study guide for your final exam. There will be a combination of true/false and multiple choice questions. 1. Who is responsible for prioritizing the product backlog? 2. What does a burn‐down chart show? 3. What are the principles outlined in the Agile Software Development Manifesto? 4. If our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software, in general, how can we do that? 5. In agile software processes are the highest priorities to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software? 6. What traits need to exist among the members of an agile software team? 7. In agile development is it more important to build software that meets the customers' needs today than worry about features that might be needed in the future? 8. The ____ phase of the SDLC includes four main activities: requirements modeling, data and process modeling, object modeling, and consideration of development strategies. 9. One of the main activities in the systems analysis phase is ____ modeling, which involves fact‐finding to describe the current system and identification requirements for the new system. 10. How is planning performed on projects that use Agile approaches? 11. Who should be the main judge of the business value (think of the various roles within an agile team)? 12. How should work be allocated and who should allocate the work to the team in an Agile ...
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...Identifying Good or Bad Statements Anit Maharjan HUMN210-H5WW Meghan Roehll Franklin University 4th April, 2013 a. Nobody in the world today is really good. Yes, I have heard of good people, but not really good people. - Good statement. b. The world is not flat. Well, if you look at a map it is: - in what point of view - bad statement. c. I will need an extended period of laborious cogitation to assimilate the missive. This doesn't make any sense - bad statement. d. The number 2 is odd. Are we talking about an even number? I believe your confusion comes from the fact that 2 is a prime number, but it is still even. It is the only even number that is prime – false statement. e. If you believe in evolution, then your ancestors were filthy apes. There are two kinds of people in the world: - one is god prayer and the next is science believer. If you support the statement from the point of scientific theory of evolution by Darwin, then yes our ancestors are filthy apes, whereas if you think form the side of god’s prayer then the statement is false – good statement. f. Some swans are black. In this statement, I am not sure that some swans are black or not, all swans could be black or white – good statement. g. If you are a human, then you are a person. If you are an individual, then you are alive. Human is a person and of course the person becomes an individual and every individual breaths...
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...អាណាចក្រភ្នំ អាណាចក្រភ្នំ គស 50-630 ទីតាំង * ៣០០លី លិចលីនីយ(ជនជាតិចាម) * ៧០០០លី Jenan(តុងកឹង) * ឈូងសមុទ្រធំមួយ * ទន្លេរធំមួយ លិចនឹងពាយព្យគឺសមុទ្រ * ១លី=៥៧៦ម=១៧២៨គម=> 1. កម្ពុជា 2. កម្ពុជាក្រោម 3. ថៃ(ភាគកណ្តាល) រាជវង្សមាន៖ 1. លីវយី(៥០-៦៨) 2. ហ៊ុនទៀន(៦៨) 3. ហ៊ុនប៉ានហួង៖ដែលជាមេទ័ពបានប្រើល្បិចវាយក្រុងទាំង៧នឹងបានដណ្តើមអំណាចពីព្រះ បាទហ៊ុនទៀន 4. ហ៊ុនប៉ានប៉ាង៖ជាកូនហ៊ុនប៉ានហួង 5. ហ្វាន់ជេម៉ាន់៖ជាអ្នកសំលាប់សោយរាជ្យបន្តរឺក៍ហ៊ុនប៉ានប៉ាងផ្ទេរអំណាចអោយ 6. គិនចេង(២២៥)៖ត្រូវជាកូនរបស់របស់ហ្វាន់ជេម៉ាន់ពីព្រោះគាត់បានស្លាប់ពេលវាយ នៅ គិនស៊ីន 7. ហ្វានឆាន(២២៥-២៤៥)៖បានសំលាប់គិនចេងដើម្បីសោយរាជ្យបន្តដែលត្រូវជាក្មួយហ្វាន់ជេម៉ាន់នឹងត្រូវជាបងប្អូនគិនចេង 8. ហ្វានឆាង(២៤៥-២៥០)៖ជាកូនពៅរបស់ហ្វានជេម៉ាន់បានមកសងសឹកនឹងសោយរាជ្យបន្ត 9. ហ្វានស៊ីយ៉ុន(២៥០-២៨៩)៖បានសំលាប់ហ្វានឆាងសោយរាជ្យបន្ត 10. ធៀនឈូឆានតាន(៣៥៧) 11. កៅណ្ឌិន្យ(៣៥៧)៖គាត់មានកូនពីរគឺស្រីឥន្រ្ទវរ្ម័ននឹងស្រេស្ធវរ្ម័ន 12. កៅណ្ឌិន្យជ័យវរ្ម័ន(៤៤២-៥១៤)៖មានបុត្រាពីរគឺគុណវរ្ម័នជាប្អូននឹងរុទ្រវរ្ម័នជាបងក៍ប៉ុន្តែគុណវរ្ម័នជាអ្នកសោយរាជ្យដែលត្រូវជាកូនកុលប្រភាវតីជាមហេសីរីឯរុទ្រវរ្ម័នជាកូនស្នំ។ដោយមិនសុខចិត្តព្រោះខ្លួនជាបងមិនបានសោយរាជ្យក៍ប្រើល្បិចសំលាប់ប្អូនដើម្បី សោយរាជ្យម្តង។ 13. គុណវរ្ម័ន 14. ចេនឡា ចេនឡា រុទ្រវរ្ម័ន(៥១៤-៥៥៦) គស ៥៥០-៨០២ 15. ឥសីកម្ពុស្វយម្ហូវ៖ 16. ស្រុតវរ្ម័ន៖ 17. ស្រស្ធវរ្ម័ន៖ 18. វីរវរ្ម័ន៖ 19. ភវរ្ម័ន(៩០០-៩២២)៖ * ទីតាំងរបស់ចេនឡានៅត្រង់តំបន់បាសាក់តាមដងទន្លេរមេគង្គដែលច្ចុប្បន្ននៅភាគ អាគ្នេយ៍ប្រទេសឡាវ...
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...– – – – • – – • – • • • • – – – – • • • – – – – – – Wood Stick Holder Premium Wood Stick Holder Glow in the Dark Stick Holder Brass Burner Premium Brass Burner Aroma Ring Votive Holder NIPPON KODO INCENSE HERB & EARTH STICKS STICKS Classic STICKS CONES AFRICAN AMERICAN Family Unity – – Rhythm Sensuality Spirituality • • • • Bergamot Cedar • • • Fashion & Style • Number 4 - 100-st Number 6 - 100-st Chamomile Frankincense Jasmine Lavender Orange Patchouli Peppermint Rose Sandalwood Vanilla GONESH DIFFUSER SETS 3 fl.oz. Coconut Lime Mango Peach Sweet Apple Vanilla Cream REFILLS - 6 oz Coconut Lime Mango Peach Sweet Apple Vanilla Cream HOLIDAY TRADITIONS Number 8 - 100-st Number 10 Number 12 Number 14 Variety 1 (6,8,12) - 30 st Variety 2 (2,4,10) - 30 st MORNING STAR STICKS GONESH® EXTRA RICH Amber Apple Cider Jasmine Lavender Sandalwood Christmas Dream (Winter) Nutcracker Dance (Winter) Snowy Sensations (Winter) Holiday Memories (Winter) SCENTED REEDS & OILS REEDS OILS Black Cherry Cedarwood Cherry Blossom Cinnamon Coconut Dragon’s Blood...
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...Mr. Weidenboerner Period 7 Purpose: To explore sensors and use them to knock down a box filled with bean bags without going over the edge of a precipice. Hypothesis: I think that designs with a high point of impact and and sensor placed out in front of the robot will have the best results. Group 2 | Trial | Distance from the Egde | 1 | 28 mm | 2 | 32 mm | 3 | 35 mm | 4 | 22 mm | 5 | fail | Average | 32 mm | Competion | Group | Average | 1 | 23 mm | 2 | 32 mm | 3 | fail | 4 | 7 mm | Program Flow: 1. #Include “Main.h” 2. 3. void main (void) 4. { 5. int limitswitch; 6. 7. // 0 is pressed 8. // 1 is not pressed 9. Wait (5000) 10. while (1==1) 11. { 12. limitswitch = Get DigitalInput (1); 13. if (limitswitch==1) 14. { 15. Set Motor (1.0); 16. Set Motor (10.0); 17. Wait (200) 18. } 19. else 20. } 21. Set Motor (1.-40); 22. Set Motor (10.40); 23. } 24. } 25. } Results: Group 1 cam in second place with an average of 23 mm from 5 trials. Group 2 (my group), came in third place with an average of 32 mm from the edge of the table. Group 3 came in last place with one fail and not having completed the rest of the trials yet. Group 4 came in first place with an average of 7 mm from the edge of the table. Conclusion: I think that...
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...@; do rep=1 to 3; do s1=1 to 3; do s2=1 to 2; input y @@; output; end;end;end; datalines; 1 1 12 13 14 15 23 22 15 16 17 18 24 15 26 25 18 19 20 21 1 2 23 10 23 20 15 33 26 13 26 23 16 12 18 36 29 16 29 26 1 3 21 15 34 23 16 19 24 18 37 26 17 17 19 22 27 21 40 29 2 1 13 18 23 14 18 21 16 21 26 17 19 20 21 24 19 24 29 20 2 2 16 16 13 25 19 21 19 19 16 28 20 18 22 24 22 22 19 31 2 3 17 24 15 17 19 21 20 27 18 20 20 26 22 24 23 30 21 23 ; proc print; run; /* lets consider A and B are random, and of course rep, samoplings ( s1 and s2 ) all are random */ proc glm; class a b rep s1 s2; model y=a b a*b rep(a*b) s1(rep*a*b); random a b a*b rep(a*b) s1(rep*a*b); run; proc varcomp method=type1; class a b rep s1 s2; model y=a b a*b rep(a*b) s1(rep*a*b); run; output: The SAS System 10:46 Wednesday, November 16, 2011 21 Obs a b rep s1 s2 y 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 2 1 1 1 1 2 13 3 1 1 1 2 1 14 4 1 1 1 2 2 15 5 1 1 1 3 1 23 6 1 1 1 3 2 22 7 1 1 2 1 1 15 8 1 1 2 1 2 16 ...
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...To Write a Chemical Formula in OWL Enclose subscripts with underscores _. Enclose superscripts with carats ^. The underscore key is next to the number zero on the keyboard. The carat key is the number six on the keyboard. H_2_O = H2O Cr^3+^ = Cr3+ Combined: SO_4_^2−^ = SO42− Ions Unit Charge Ions Write the number first and then the charge. Do not include the number one in unit charge ions. N^3−^ = N3− Ca^2+^ = Ca2+ Na^+^ = Na+ Cl^−^ = Cl− Using the Chemical Formula Input The chemical formula input box displays the superscripts and subscripts as you enter the formula. There are 3 ways to use the input box. • Keyboard: Use the keyboard to enter underscores and carats on your own. • Buttons after: Enter the formula without underscores or carats, then highlight each superscript and/or subscript, click the appropriate subscript or superscript button, and the underscores or carats will be filled in automatically. • Button during: Use the subscript or superscript buttons to enter the underscores and carats while you type the formula. To Write a Chemical Formula in OWL Enclose subscripts with underscores _. Enclose superscripts with carats ^. The underscore key is next to the number zero on the keyboard. The carat key is the number six on the keyboard. H_2_O = H2O Cr^3+^ = Cr3+ Combined: SO_4_^2−^ = SO42− Ions Unit Charge Ions Write the number first and then the charge. Do not include the number one in unit charge ions. N^3−^ = N3− Ca^2+^ = Ca2+...
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...Grade 5 Math STAAR Student Workbook © Forde-Ferrier, L.L.C. Page 1 Table of Contents STAAR Reporting Category 1: Numbers, Operations, and Quantitative Reasoning TEKS 5.1(A) Read, Write, Compare, and Order Whole Numbers (Supporting) TEKS5.1(B) Read, Write, Compare, and Order Decimals (Supporting) TEKS 5.2(A) Generate Equivalent Fractions (Readiness) TEKS 5.2(B) Generate Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions (Supporting) TEKS 5.2(C) Comparing Fractions (Readiness) TEKS 5.2(D) Relate Fractions to Decimals (Supporting) TEKS 5.3(A-C) Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division (Readiness) TEKS 5.3(D) Identify Common Factors of a Set of Whole Numbers (Supporting) TEKS 5.3(E) Addition and Subtraction of Fractions (Supporting) TEKS 5.4(A) Estimation (Supporting) STAAR Reporting Category 2: Patterns, Relationships, and Algebraic Thinking TEKS 5.5(A) Relationship of Data (Readiness) TEKS 5.5(B) Identify Prime and Composite Numbers (Supporting) TEKS 5.6(A) Solution Sentences (Supporting) STAAR Reporting Category 3: Geometry and Spatial Reasoning TEKS 5.7(A) Geometric Properties (Supporting) TEKS 5.8(A and B) Transformations (5.8A Readiness/5.8B Supporting) TEKS 5.9(A) Locate and Name Points on a Coordinate Grid (Supporting) STAAR Reporting Category 4: Measurement TEKS 5.10(A) Perform Simple Conversions (Supporting) TEKS 5.10(B) Formulas for Perimeter, Area, and Volume (Supporting) TEKS 5.10(C) Length, Perimeter, Area, and Volume (Readiness) TEKS 5.11(A) Changes in Temperature...
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...| Bright Lights * Released: August 2000 * Label: Island | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | * UK: 3xPlatinum * AUS: Platinum * GER: Platinum * SWI: Platinum * FRA: Gold * NZ: Platinum * IRE: Platinum | 2001 | Dangerously In Love * Released: October 2001 * Label: Island | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | * UK: 4xPlatinum * AUS: Platinum * GER: Platinum * SWI: Platinum * FRA: Platinum * NZ: Platinum * AUT: Gold * IRE: Platinum | 2003 | All Night Long * Released: August 2003 * Label: Island | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 1 | * UK: 2xPlatinum * AUS: Gold * GER: Gold * SWI: Gold * NZ: Gold * IRE: Platinum | 2004 | Troublemaker * Released: October 2004 * Label: Island | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 3 | * UK: Platinum * IRE: Platinum | Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Sold | Album | | | UK | AUS | GER | SWI | FRA | NZ | AUT | IRE | | | 2000 | | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 2 | * UK: Gold * AUS: Gold * NZ: Gold | | | | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | * UK: Platinum * AUS: Platinum * GER: Gold * SWI: Gold * NZ: Platinum | | 2001 | | 8 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 8 | * UK: Gold | | | | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | | | | | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 1 | * UK: Platinum * AUS: Platinum * GER: Gold * SWI: Gold * NZ: Platinum | | 2002 | | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | * UK: Platinum * AUS: Platinum * GER: Gold * SWI:...
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...Choices and Consequences The Number 1 choice is Jerry, the father, offers the best utilitarianism of hope and use of his life to help his children and family and the best longevity of life given he has essentially been healthy except for the damage done to his heart from the Steroids some 20 to 30 years earlier. His wife and children play no part in the decision in him getting the heart. It all has to do with his health, and ability to live a life after he receives it. And also some other facts which should be considered like life expectancy, importance, age etc. when deciding on whom to donate the heart to. He’s cause for damage to the heart was the steroids, of which he was unaware of the consequences of taking the steroids at the time he took so there wasn’t any sort of health irresponsibility known otherwise. His chances to live 10-15 more years are very high so it’s one point investing in him. He has a family to take care of, wife and the 3 kids who he has to support till they are on their feet and so forth. He also has been a good supporting father as he’s already being supporting their dreams career wise and the future. So my first choice with all confidence would be Jerry. The number 2 choice is Ozzie because as LONG as he does not get back on his old ways HE does hold out some hope on society as a whole as long he does NOT revert back and does good in society by helping out and he no longer does any drugs - he really can have a useful and a prosperous and productive...
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