Became the #3 Most Valuable Firm by Using People Analytics to Reinvent HR By Dr. John Sullivan (www.ere.net) consummated by Wendy van Ierschot (www.vanierschot.com) Google has the only HR function on the planet that is managed based on “people analytics” was the title of the article Dr. John Sullivan published on February 25‚ 2013. If you haven’t seen it in the news‚ after its stock price broke the $800 barrier‚ Google moved into the No. 3 position among the most valuable firms in the world. Google is
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Energies 2008‚ 1‚ 3-18; DOI: 10.3390/en1010003 OPEN ACCESS energies ISSN 1996-1073 www.mdpi.org/energies Article Waste Cooking Oil as an Alternate Feedstock for Biodiesel Production Arjun B. Chhetri 1‚ K. Chris Watts 2 and M. Rafiqul Islam 1‚* 1 Civil and Resources Engineering Dalhousie University‚ Room D510‚ 1360 Barrington St.‚ Box 1000‚ Halifax‚ N.S. B3J 2X4‚ Canada; E-mail: kcarjun@gmail.com (for Arjun B. Chhetri) 2 Process Engineering‚ Dalhousie University‚ Halifax‚ NS‚ Box
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The hybrid car becomes popular in worldwide nowadays and for example‚ the demand of hybrid cars especially in Japan are increase every year. There are many perspectives from experts about hybrid car. First perspective is a hybrid car is one that uses more than one of propulsion that means combining a normal petrol or diesel engine with an electric motor (Webster‚ 2014). Second perspective from expert is the hybrid vehicle utilizes two different power train “varieties” or energy sources and merges
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people passionate in their work‚ all in an atmosphere both casual and comfortable. A combination so unique they had to invent the place themselves. • • • • • • • • • • • • Founded in year 1972 More than 850 restaurants in United States & around the world Approx 630 Company owned & 250 franchised outlets Registered with New York Stock Exchange Annual company sales: approx. $ 1.3 billion Average annual restaurant sale: $ 2.1 million Average guest check per visit: $ 11 - $ 12 One of the leading brand
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Decisions to be Made: The primary decision Gilles Moynier must make is determining the target market for the Ford Ka. Effective targeting is highly dependent on meaningful segmentation‚ so selecting an appropriate segmentation methodology from the variety of alternatives is another important decision Moynier must make. Moynier’s decisions must align with Ford’s objectives and also unite all the major stakeholders behind the Ka. Once the Ka’s target is identified‚ Moynier can develop the product’s
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The Diesel Engine Diesel engines are very similar to the gasoline engine you may find in a car. They both are internal combustion engines‚ have a four stroke cycle‚ and convert chemical energy from fuel into mechanical energy. However‚ the manner in which the combustion stroke is attained sets these two engines apart‚ and although a seemingly meaningless change‚ a large change in efficiency results. (Diesel Engines vs. Gasoline Engines) The diesel engine was invented by Rudolf Diesel in 1892
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How to launch and shift gears in a manual car "Can you drive stick"? Although this question is not asked as often as it used to be‚ there will be times in a person’s life when they will be asked this question. Contrary to popular belief‚ everyone should be able to answer this question with a positive "yes!" most people think they do not know how to drive stick because they have either never been taught‚ or‚ a bad experience resulted when someone tried to teach them. Driving a manual car is not
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global car on the same platform worldwide. The auto is the Contour in the U.S. or the Mercury Mystique; in Europe it has been very successful as the Mondeo. The narrator explains the auto is to be sold in 60 countries yet remain responsive to local tastes with delayed differentiation. Delayed differentiation is a manufacturing strategy wherein differences between models that make them attractive to local markets are delayed as long as possible in the manufacturing process. In Ford’s case‚ suspension
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1. Marketing cars differ from marketing services for those same vehicles. Marketing cars you are selling a tangible product‚ where the potential customer can do research online and go into a dealership and test drive it. Once the customer has decided which vehicle to purchase‚ the best price is most important and liking the sales person is only an added benefit. Compared to marketing the services for that same vehicle‚ it is more important to feel that a customer likes the person or company so that
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Are electric cars a more sustainable method of transport than diesel or petrol powered cars? In this Case Study‚ I explored whether electric cars are as eco-friendly as they claim to be‚ providing a sustainable method of transport that could significantly reduce our carbon footprints if we all ditched the convectional vehicles‚ and changed to electric cars. I found many arguments both for and against electric cars. Electric cars are powered by an electric motor which draws its power from an on-board
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