Memorandum To: Alan Mulally‚ President & CEO Date: 07/04/2013 Subject: Internal Communications Platform When searching for a social networking platform to use for Ford Motor Company’s internal communications‚ our team has gone through several analyses of each potential platform. The top five choices were Facebook‚ Linkedin‚ Gotomeeting‚ Google+‚ and Skype. All of these programs were rated on the scale of 1 to 4 in six categories: compatibility and speed‚ accuracy of content‚ cost‚ design‚ navigation
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Why Ford Should Worry. By: Muller‚ Joann‚ Forbes‚ 00156914‚ 2/13/2012‚ Vol. 189‚ Issue 2 Section: Strategies THE AUTO BUSINESS Chief Alan Mulally and his executives are rightfully proud they avoided bankruptcy. But they’re not safe yet. Not by a long shot. The coronation went exactly according to Ford’s script. At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit 2‚400 reporters hushed as video screens the size of tractor trailers flooded their vision. A booming voice shook Joe Louis Arena:
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to turn this tough time around for the company to survive and be profitable again. On the brink of bankruptcy the company made drastic changes. William Clay Ford‚ Jr dismissed himself as Chief Executive Officer in September of 2006. Ford named Alan Mulally Chief Executive Officer and President of the company to replace him. This was risky because he had no automotive experience and past efforts of hiring outside for this role for Ford had failed. He previously served as Executive Vice President
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The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett The “Uncommon Reader” is a quirky little book about Queen Elizabeth II‚ who becomes an avid reader in her 80’s‚ and her life takes a dramatic turn when she discovers the pleasure of reading. At the beginning‚ the Queen was not a big fan at all; she had never taken much interest in reading‚ her feeling was that liking books is "something that should be left to other people." Due to this new obsession‚ she begins to ignore her formal duties much to the dismay of
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Madeleine Flint ’WOMEN’S ROLES ARE OFTEN MARGINALISED AND TOKENISTIC IN DRAMATIC COMEDY.’ TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE CASE IN ALAN BENNETT’S THE HISTORY BOYS? Dramatic comedy often sees the woman take on a role of insignificance. They become the prey‚ the desired possession and are not seen as equal beings to male characters. This has been apparent throughout history from the very birth of comedy. Plautus for example developed his comedy from the Greek’s new comedy and so also
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Ford CEO Alan Mulally is known for starting meetings by saying “Data will set you free” and for trying to change Ford’s culture to one that is based on increased accountability‚ more information sharing‚ and hard metrics. “You can’t manage a secret‚” he is also fond of saying. Although it’s not clear whether Mulally’s approach will work at Ford‚ which is known for its self-contained fiefdoms where little information is shared‚ some companies have found that managing people according to hard metrics
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case for how fabulous its new products are. The most important announcement the company thought it was making was that Ford will introduce the new Fusion model during “American Idol.” It tells Ford’s shareholders how out of touch the company’s CEO Alan Mulally is. He can be forgiven. He used to work for Boeing (BA). The only privately held member of The Big Three‚ Chrysler‚ did better than expected. Sales were down 44% to 84‚050. Honda (HMC)‚ Toyota (TM)‚ and Nissan all had results down about 40%
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and won two Oscars for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Alan Arkin) and Best Writing‚ Original Screenplay. Abigail Breslin was nominated for her portrayal of Olive. Little Miss Sunshine was also nominated for Best Motion Picture of the Year. The film was nominated and awarded over 40 various awards. The Hoovers are a unique group‚ but they put the fun into dysfunctional. Grandpa Hoover‚ portrayed by Alan Arkin‚ is a heroin addicted‚ porn enjoying‚ nursing home evictee with a
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How does Alan Bennett present education in The History Boys? In Alan Bennett’s play‚ The History Boys‚ education is a presented as prominent yet ambiguous theme. Each character presents a distinguishing view of education‚ perhaps reflecting Bennett’s experiences with education as a whole. Within the very first page‚ Hector’s impression of education is set‚ wherein he refers to his subject as “useless knowledge” and “A Waste of Time”. This immediately suggests to the reader Hector’s general apathy
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minimum wage increases‚ or other legislation to improve the economy. The second person who influences policy is the Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan who can truly destroy our economy by a slight miscalculation. Greenspan is so influential that the mere speculation of his making a move can cause panic buying or selling in the open markets. Alan Greenspan has the power to increase or decrease the money supply by changing reserve requirements‚ by changing the discount rate‚ or by buying or
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