...between siblings during adulthood. This is often an area that most do not even think about. Very few sociologists have looked into this topic. Almost all studies done on sibling focus on either early childhood or adulthood; researchers know little about sibling relationships between the ages of 20 and 60. Some important questions on the topic include what types of relationships do you think are held between adult siblings? Do adult siblings have the same quality of relationships as siblings do during childhood? I found this a particularly interesting topic due to my own experiences and observations viewing many different groups of adult siblings and the various types of relationships that may have with one another. I will discuss various forms of adult sibling relationships using several past studies on the topic. Literature Review: As previously mentioned adult sibling ties are among the least studied of all family relations. Most of the studies that are concuted on siblings are done during childhood. In some studies, such as one mentioned in Gender Differences in Adult Sibling Relations in Two-Child Families from the Journal of Marriage and Family 68 (November 2006), gender is said to play a significant role in the closeness of kin relationships. Studies such as this one pay closer attention to differences in sibling relationship quality based on genders in two-child families. For example, this study examined the differences between brother-sister relationships and sister-sister...
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...BUSA 4185: The Business Strategy Simulation Case Questions Download and print out the case on the bsg-line.com website (click on “BSG Player’s Guide” button). It is VERY important that you read and study this guide before you begin to make your decisions on the game simulation program!! Spend some time on it and your company will be better equipped to perform than others. Be sure to save it for future reference – you might need to refer back to it as you are entering your company decisions. (1) Where are your company’s plants located? What is the capacity level at each plant? North America – 2,000,000 pairs Asia – 4,000,000 pairs Both plants can be operated at overtime to boost annual capacity by 20%, giving the company an annual capacity of 7,200,000 pairs (2) Discuss how “private-label” brands help with capacity utilization at each plant. What are “private-label” brands? (Describe and give an example). Private label brands are those manufactured by one company and sold under the brand name of another. This is done under a contract basis and used as a method of utilizing excess manufacturing capacity at manufacturing facilities. An example of this would be a company like Nike bidding for a contract to manufacture generic running shoes for the private label brand sold by Target stores. (3) Where are the company’s regional distribution centers? What is the typical delivery time for product shipped from one of the regional distribution...
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...Chapter 2: Strategy and Human Resources Planning If nothing else, my students should learn that… • It is important for HRM to align its policies and processes with the business strategy in order to provide value to the organization (external fit), and that the policies and processes are mutually reinforcing (internal fit). HR planning follows the same pattern as organizational strategic planning, and hence the two processes are complementary. • In order to evaluate the effectiveness of strategy, it is imperative to take the ‘people side’ into consideration. Sole reliance on financial documents (e.g., financial statements, cash flow statements, income statements) largely ignores investment in human capital. Learning objectives • Identify the advantages of integrating human resources planning and strategic planning. • Understand how an organization’s competitive environment influences its strategic planning. • Understand why it is important for an organization to do an internal resource analysis. • Describe the basic tools used for human resources forecasting. • Explain the linkages between competitive strategies and human resources. • Understand what is required for a firm to successfully implement a strategy. • Recognize the methods for assessing and measuring the effectiveness of a firm’s strategy. Why is this chapter important? The purpose of this chapter is to highlight the nexus of strategy and HR planning...
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...Kanad Chatterjee Contents 1. Introduction and summary of the book……………………...1 2. Statement of Objectives of the Study………………………...1 3. Method of Study……………………………………………….1 4. Chapter wise summary and critical analysis………………...2 5. Theoretical framework………………………………………..5 6. Relating theory to practical aspects…………………………7 7. Learning and conclusion………………………………………9 8. References………………………………………………………9 Introduction and summary of the book Start Something That Matters is an inspirational auto-biography of Blake Mycoskie, the founder of the shoe company TOMS. The book revolves around the life of Blake, his inspirations, his philosophies on life and the setting up of his various entrepreneurial start-ups, particularly TOMS. In 2006, while on a vacation in Argentina he came across a shoe called the Alpargata and thought it would sell well in the United States. On the same trip, he met an American woman who was running a shoe drive, to deliver shoes to poor Argentine children. He thought of starting a for-profit business to help provide shoes for these children. He came up with a solution that guaranteed a constant flow of shoes, instead of occasional shoe donations by strangers. Thus was born Toms Shoes, short for "Tomorrow's Shoes." The ideology of the company was to donate a pair of shoes to a poor child for every pair sold. The business started operations from Blake’s apartment with two interns working without stipends. The challenge was to take...
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...BACKWARD DESIGN/DOWNWARD DESIGN CROSS CURICULAR PLANNING MODEL Subjects /Strands: Social Studies : Heritage & Identity: Our Changing Roles and Responsibilities Grade(s): 1 Dates of possible implementation: ________________________ Culminating task due date: ________________ | |What is important for students to know? What are the enduring understandings? What is the big open question to inform learning and link curricula? (consider | |A. BIG IDEA FOR THIS UNIT |starting with big ideas in Science or Social Studies) | | | | | |BIG IDEAS: A person’s roles, responsibilities, and relationships change over time and in different situations. | | |Their own roles, responsibilities, and relationships play a role in developing their identity | | |All people are worthy of respect, regardless of their roles, relationships, and responsibilities. | | ...
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...http://www.slideshare.net/KathrynWatts/toms-shoes-28792436 https://www.behance.net/gallery/2855131/TOMS-Shoes-Media-Plan-Campaign On April 10th thousands of people around the world ditched their footwear for TOMS Shoes annual “One Day Without Shoes;” a campaign aimed at showing the impact a pair of shoes can have on a child’s life. It is heavily rooted in social media – supporters share experiences by Tweeting the #withoutshoes hashtag. AOL, a Simply Measured customer, partnered with TOMS to build online momentum leading up to 4/10. For us data geeks, AOL’s use of social media analytics was particularly interesting – both as a rally call for consumers and a as way to message results internally and externally. Looking at the data from these efforts serves as great case study for measuring and communicating social media analytics. Using Social Media Metrics as a Rally Call AOL created excitement around a social media metric – reach – asking consumers to help distribute the #withoutshoes messages to over 1,000,000 people before April 10th. By reporting reach each day of the campaign, AOL set a collective goal and communicated the impact to participants. At Simply Measured, we tend to think about social media programs like a megaphone. You put content in and when things work well, your messages get amplified. In this instance, AOL aligned their campaign goals around this amplification in a way that compelled consumers. This same type of approach could also be used to align internal...
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...An Analysis of Case Studies Prepared by Rafiqul Alam Khan Rakibul Haque Department of Finance Page 1 Dhaka, June 05, 2014 Acknowledgement All the praise and appreciation to Allah, the most merciful and beneficent who has enabled us to submit this humble work. We would like to express our special thanks and honour to our course teacher, Sonia Munmun, who guide us in every minute whenever we sought, and who showed us the right track to conduct the study. Finally, we would be happy if the findings of this study could make any contribution in the field of business efficiency. Department of Finance Page 2 Table of Content 7 Abstract Chapter 01: Context and Rationale Preludes: the General Scenario Rationale of the Study Objectives Methodology: Primary & Secondary Sources Limitation Chapter 02: Framework of Case Study Chapter: Foundations of Group Behavior Case Incident 1 Case Incident 2 Chapter: Understanding Work Teams Case Incident 1 Case Incident 2 Chapter 03: Conclusion & Recommendations Conclusion Findings References Department of Finance 8 8 9 9-10 10 11-14 15-17 17-19 20-21 22-24 25-28 29 30 30 Page 3 Abstract Organizational Behavior (OB) is the study and application of knowledge about how people, individuals, and groups act in organizations. It does this by taking a system approach. That is, it interprets people-organization relationships in terms of the whole person, whole group, whole organization...
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...Chapter 3 Influences in the Business Environment Personal use only Businesses operate in a dynamic, often turbulent, environment. The business environment refers to anything that affects the operation of a business. Farmers have understood the impact of the environment for centuries. The farmer has no control over aspects of the environment The business such as drought. However, the farmer can prepare for possible adversity in the environment and environment refers to quickly adapt to those changes. Effective managers are constantly monitoring the business environment to pick up any change that may impact on their business. If they pick up a change quickly and respond before their competitors, it may lead to a significant advantage to their business. This is what happened when Woolworths’ managers picked up the trend to the healthy life style before the managers of Coles. The Woolworths’ managers immediately responded by developing a focus on fresh produce, delicatessens, bakeries and dairy. Customers responded by leaving Coles and shopping at Woolworths. Now that Wesfarmers Limited has purchased Coles its managers are quickly implementing strategies to regain their competitive advantage. anything that affects the operation of the business 55 HomeThink Draw the Woolworths’ logo. What does it represent? Is it effective? 3.1 External influences The external influences from the business environment are those outside the control of a business’s managers. The...
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...EN E FO CASE TUD EACHIN N IENCE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE HIN A Light Lunch? A Case in Calorie Counting by Brahmadeo Dewprashad Department of Science Borough of Manhattan Community College The City University of New York and Geraldine S. Vaz Ambulatory Care Department Jamaica Hospital, Queens, New York Before Class A. Read the following case study. B. Locate and read the following article: United States Department of Health and Human Services and United States Department of Agriculture. 2005. Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005. http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/DietaryGuidelines/2005/2005DGPolicyDocument.pdf C. Complete the Pre-Case Study assignment individually and submit two weeks prior to undertaking the case study in class. The assignment will be graded and returned to you at least a week before you undertake the case study. Also, attempt answering the case study questions as you will be required to share your responses with group members during the in-class case study session. In Class D. Work in your assigned group and formulate responses to the case study questions. Select a team member to moderate the discussions. After Class E. Complete the Post-Case Study questions and submit along with an individual write-up of answers to the case study questions. “A Light Lunch?” by Dewprashad and Vaz Page 1 NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE The Case “Look at this pair of jeans. Don’t you think I will look...
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...EN E FO CASE TUD EACHIN N IENCE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE HIN A Light Lunch? A Case in Calorie Counting by Brahmadeo Dewprashad Department of Science Borough of Manhattan Community College The City University of New York and Geraldine S. Vaz Ambulatory Care Department Jamaica Hospital, Queens, New York Before Class A. Read the following case study. B. Locate and read the following article: United States Department of Health and Human Services and United States Department of Agriculture. 2005. Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005. http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/DietaryGuidelines/2005/2005DGPolicyDocument.pdf C. Complete the Pre-Case Study assignment individually and submit two weeks prior to undertaking the case study in class. The assignment will be graded and returned to you at least a week before you undertake the case study. Also, attempt answering the case study questions as you will be required to share your responses with group members during the in-class case study session. In Class D. Work in your assigned group and formulate responses to the case study questions. Select a team member to moderate the discussions. After Class E. Complete the Post-Case Study questions and submit along with an individual write-up of answers to the case study questions. “A Light Lunch?” by Dewprashad and Vaz Page 1 NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE The Case “Look at this pair of jeans. Don’t you think I will look...
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...satisfaction analysis evaluates customers’ attitude and perception towards product of a company. Bata Shoe Company, the largest footwear manufacturer and marketer in Bangladesh conducts an assessment of customers’ satisfaction in a regular interval. The purpose of this study is to measure the satisfaction level of the customers of the company. Due to the entrance of new competitors, this assessment program has become an important tool to know the market condition, customers’ attitude towards competitors’ products, customer shopping behavior and experience at Bata store. This assessment program uses a standard questionnaire internationally. Here a same small study conducted by the same questionnaire with the prior permission of Bata shoe company Bangladesh. The study was conducted among the footwear user of this country. The sample of the study was 30 in number. Though the sample size is very small but it provided overall scenario of customers shopping experience and overall shopping behavior. Here the study tried to find out customers shopping experience at Bata store and other shopping stores in Bangladesh. There are some emerging shoe stores in Bangladesh which have already gained customers loyalty in footwear products. The study compared the Bata shoe company with other emerging shoe brands such as Apex, Bay Emporium, Jennys, Pegasas, and many unorganized shoe stores like at Elephant road. Bata Shoe Company compared with these other shoe stores on some factors. These factors are store's...
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...MNCs. These markets facilitate day-to-day operations of MNCs, including foreign exchange transactions, investing in foreign markets, and borrowing in foreign markets. Topics to Stimulate Class Discussion 1. Why do international financial markets exist? 2. How do banks serve international financial markets? 3. Which international financial markets are most important to a firm that consistently needs short-term funds? What about a firm that needs long-term funds? Critical debate Should firms that go public engage in international offerings? Proposition Yes. When a firm issues shares to the public for the first time in an initial public offering (IPO), it is naturally concerned about whether it can place all of its shares at a reasonable price. It will be able to issue its shares at a higher price by attracting more investors. It will increase its demand by spreading the shares...
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...Crime is something that impacts everyone, whether directly as a victim or indirectly through societal and economic costs. From the early 1960s, in the United States, criminological research resulted from individual efforts. The reliance on individual investigators to conduct and oftentimes fund their own research agenda was primarily a function of a lack of funding sources devoted to issues surrounding criminology and criminal justice. However, research in criminal justice has dramatically increased. The period between 1960 and 1980, saw the enormous increase in efforts in the federal government to initiate research projects that were designed to understand the extent of criminal behavior, including the etiology of criminal behavior, as well as the reaction of the criminal justice system to criminal behavior. Although still under supported financially, funded research efforts during this time period gathered much information that helped set the stage for the continuation and expansion of criminological research efforts. Since 1980, there has been a substantial increase in the financial resources afforded to criminological research, which has led to a large number of activities within criminology and criminal justice system. Looking at the social factors of criminals, it is possible to see these factors could influence criminal decision and the way they handle situations. Mary Bell was an eleven- year-old girl, who lived in England in a poverty stricken area, known as...
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...a good workout so they stay in shape. Some of their friends come in for a completely different reason, to look at guys. I wasn’t totally shocked when my friends told me they did this, but they told me it happens more than you would think. I actually witnessed a lot of different behaviors while being up there. A lot of people, both male and female, had some sort of mad or angry face on them. This doesn’t really surprise me too much because when working out, most people need to get angry to push to that next level. Another common facial expression I saw was happy. I think most of the time when I saw happy faces was right after that had just finished a set or their entire workout. This was definitely an indication that they were happy the pain was over and that they actually did something with their life rather than just sit around and do nothing, they were productive. Most of the people who came up to the second floor came in pairs. I’m kind of the same way as of a lot of others, but I prefer to go to the gym with someone than by myself. Sometimes I need someone to motivate me. So in some cases that’s how it is for people who came in pairs, but a lot of it was the females’ who came in groups for a fitness class they were attending. In one study, by...
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...can be difficult due to the fact that traditional sequencing methods targets only about 610 base pairs in hypervariable regions 1 & 2 which in some instances a portion of the population in particular Caucasians, share the same or very similar hypervariable regions. In previous studies by Coble et. al., single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were discovered in the control and coding regions of the mtGenome that can be used to discriminate between samples that have a common HV1/HV2 sequence. To type these SNP sequence, Vallone and his team used the multiplex SNaPshot chemistry assay where allele-specific primer binds to a complimentary SNP template in the presence of fluorescently labeled ddNTps, buffer and polymerase. The primer is extended by one base unit as the fluorescently labeled ddNTps is added to the 3’ end. Additionally, a poly T-tail may be added to the 5’ end of each primer to allow electrophoretic mobility of the extension primers. Vallone used this particular assay because it is a single tube reaction that can be cycled on readily available laboratory instruments such as the ABI 310 and 3100 and it has the ability to genotype multiple SNP’s simultaneously. The result was the development of a multiplex panel “A” that targets 11 SNP sites that could be used to differentiate between individuals that share the same or similar HV1/HV2 type which according to previous studies by Coble accounts for about 21% of the West European Caucasian population. Vallone tested the assay’s...
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