business strategy is identifying the organization’s core competencies. Therefore‚ an important part of strategic planning is identifying and predicting the core competencies. Core Competencies According to Prahalad and Hamel (1990) “Core competencies are the collective learning in the organization‚ especially how to coordinate diverse production skills and integrate multiple streams of technologies.” From their points of view the core competencies are the collective knowledge and skills
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Crops” • Robbins‚ “The Hidden World of Soil Under Our Feet” • Jackson‚ “Tackling the Oldest Environmental Problem: Agriculture and Its Impact on Soil” Discussion: California and the environment Due: Quantitative Assignment #2 Core Friday: Symphony of the Soil (2012 documentary film about human reliance on 11/21 the complex and dynamic nature of soil) Week 14 (24 – 28 November) No lecture‚ but discussion sections will meet as scheduled Monday through Wednesday
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Assignment: * Critically evaluate core Transactional Analysis (T.A) concepts and practice * Assess personal and professional learning from this module. The first part of this essay starts by outlining the key concepts of T.A.; its assumptions‚ theory of personality and ego-states‚ transactions‚ strokes‚ games and the Karpman Drama Triangle‚ life scripts and existential life positions. It then goes onto critically evaluate core T.A. concepts and practice from the perspective of Humanistic
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Question: The Core Values or Foundations of Trust are integrity‚ fairness‚ social responsibility‚ and enthusiasm. What do these words mean to you? Are they concepts that still have substance in today’s fast paced lifestyles? How do you apply them when it comes to your School? Core Values: As a franchisee I feel that the core values of should also be my own core values‚ In embracing these values I should get to a level where there is little to no differentiation between my personal values‚ and
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*--Explain the concept of core rigidity. Do long lived organizations inevitably have difficulties avoiding the problem? Use examples from automobile industry --* Core competencies are capabilities that serve as a source of competitive advantage for a firm over its rivals (Hanson‚ 2008). Those capabilities must include usage of services or resources being valuable‚ rare‚ non-substitutable and costly to imitate. Using the capabilities strategically will make a core competency‚ which brings the significance
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corporation’s responsibility to society. Today society demands social responsiveness of businesses in the marketplace. A businesses’ failure to act socially or ethically responsible‚ in some cases‚ could form the foundation for its own peril. My paper attempts to define social responsibility‚ discuss views and theories‚ and provide case examples where businesses respond to situations in the global marketplace. The argument that corporation’s responsibility to shareholders to maximize profits as a sole objective
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What are the core assumptions and key features of the biological and psychoanalytic perspectives in psychology? In what ways are they similar and how do they differ? When comparing the biological and psychoanalytic approach to psychology‚ you are able to see that they are different from one another. For example‚ the biological approach assumes that the mind and behaviour originate from the functioning of the body and that behaviour is driven by biological instincts. Whereas the psychoanalytic approach
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Importance of Core Values The core values of a person are characteristics that define that person. Everyone should know clearly what are their core values and why they have it. The values of a person are formed throughout his life and suffer external influences from family‚ friends‚ teachers and the society in which that individual grew. The core values of people show who they really are and guide their choices throughout their lives. As Gandhi once said: “Your beliefs become your
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Media Economics & Global Marketplace Common structures Monopoly - a single firm dominates production and distribution‚ either nationally or locally. Eg: a city with one newspaper or tv station. More prevalent at the local level. Oligopoly - just a few firms dominate the industry. e.g. film industry--film studios. Limited competition - aka monopolistic competition - a media market with many producers and sellers but only a few differentiable products within a category. For example‚ radio
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What is core banking? Initially when banks expanded to different cities and states‚ they provided branch specific banking. So if a customer has a bank account with a bank in city A‚ he cannot use the services of a branch in city B. The bank would usually delay the processing of financial instruments issued from some other branches to 2-3 working days. Then came the concept of Core Banking. Wherein‚ a customer who has an account with the bank can use any of its branches irrespective of the city
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