HONDA: Operations-based core competence The resource-based view argues that companies posses some unique resources (assets and capabilities) and competitive advantage is acquired by accumulating those strategic assets. Resources are any tangible (e.g. equipment‚ raw material) or intangible (e.g. firm image‚ processes‚ routines) things that a company owns and can use to carry out its crucial processes. Capabilities‚ are dynamic of a “doing” nature. Capabilities are “the ability of make use of resources
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FEBRUARY 2002 Core Competence for Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A Structured Methodology for Identifying Core Competence Khalid Hafeez‚ YanBing Zhang‚ and Naila Malak Abstract—Core competencies are the crown jewels of a company and‚ therefore‚ should be carefully nurtured and developed. Companies can determine their future business directions based on the strengths of competencies. However‚ because generalized terms such as resource‚ asset‚ capability‚ and competence are not clearly explained
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Cognitive Competence Wai (Synergy) Content Part 1 1. Definition cognitive competence P.3-4 2. Theory of cognitive competence P.5-8 3. Factors affecting cognitive competence P.9-10 4. Importance of cognitive competence in leadership P.11-12 5. Ways to enhance the level of cognitive competence P.13-14 Part 2 Self evaluation P.15-17 Part 3 Reference P.18-19 Part 1 Definition of cognitive competence 1. Cognitive competence is defined
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The Individualist concept of culture refers to being more self-centered and emphasize mostly on their individual goals. People from individualistic cultures tend to think only of themselves as individuals and as "I" distinctive from other people. They prefer clarity in their conversations to communicate more effectively and come in general directly to the point. People in individualistic cultures emphasize their success/achievements in job or private wealth and aiming up to reach more and/or a
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All humans have the ability to be competent at something‚ whether it’s tying a knot‚ or solving a calculus equation. I regard competence as being one of the most essential traits in life. Competence goes a long way in our lives‚ especially when having to apply previously learned tactics to employ new ones. Throughout my life‚ I’ve experienced both competence and incompetence. One of the times that I experienced incompetence was when I began to run in my freshmen year of High School. Having played
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Zhang‚ Bin Lauren Arenson Ph.D. Humanities 2 Medical Anthropology 21Jan2013 Importance of Understanding Cultural Competence Cultural competence is not a new concept for me because I have been working as a phlebotomist at the hospital since 2008. As a phlebotomist‚ obviously my main role is to interact with different
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The Art and Science of Competency Modeling: Best Practices in Developing and Implementing Success Profiles By J. Evelyn Orr‚ Craig Sneltjes‚ and Guangrong Dai • ompetency models C create a foundation for integrated talent management systems which are linked to increased shareholder value. Human capital has the potential to differentiate an organization • xtensive research E has identified the leadership competencies required for success – do not reinvent the wheel
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Competence and compellability of witnesses * A person to give evidence in court has to be legally competent‚ subject to the rules of admissibility. * A witness is compelled to give evidence‚ even if it’s against his will. * Failure to do so will result in contempt of court. However it is also contempt of court for a witness to refuse without lawful authority to answer questions put to him. * The modern test for the competence of witnesses varies‚ depending what type of case it
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February 4‚ 2011 Cultural Competence in Physical Therapy Practice To be culturally competent physical therapists need to understand their own world view and those of the patient‚ while avoiding stereotyping and misapplication of scientific knowledge (cross‚ et al. 1989). Therapists must take into account eight characteristics that involve the dimensions of diversity: age‚ race‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ ethnicity‚ mental and physical activity‚ religion and socioeconomic status. But before they
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Review of Literature Strategic competence‚ which is one of the major components of communicative competence‚ is‚ as a number of researchers believe‚ widely neglected by language course books and teachers. This component is relevant to one’s mother and target languages‚ for communication breakdowns might occur in both situations and they must be overcome. Yet it is of crucial importance for foreign language learners because it involves strategies to be used whenever communication is difficult. To
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