1. Explain the difference between a proprietary technology and an infrastructural technology. a. Proprietary technology is confidential information that is taken and used to gain a competitive advantage. Small businesses can own proprietary technologies and can be used to maintain a long term advantage; gaining higher profits than rival companies. Infrastructure technology is computer hardware‚ software‚ data‚ storage technology‚ and networks providing a portfolio of shared IT resources for the
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Succession Planning of Indian Family Owned Businesses with special reference to Coimbatore Succession Planning The significance of succession planning to the success and continuity of business firms (Miller‚ 1993; Ocasio‚ 1999; Pitcher‚ Cherim‚ & Kisfalvi‚ 2000) more so for family businesses (Lee‚ Lim & Lim‚ 2003) is well known and therefore has been a thrust area of research. (Ramachandran‚ 2005) Succession planning is all about finding the next leadership for the organization.
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Abstract Nature-based tourism is an important part of the global tourism industry‚ and its components and features vary considerably from one destination to another. In Malaysia‚ location‚ quality and quantity of natural resources‚ and their infrastructure have not been well documented in the past. Thus‚ this paper attempts to assess local community-based management for potential ecotourism in South Kelantan which is Gunung Reng‚ Jeli as case study. The study investigated the local community involvement
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STRATEGIC PLANNING Importance of Strategic Planning 2 Roles and Responsibilities 3 Governing Board Strategic Planning Committee Chief Executive Officer Medical Staff Department Heads Patients and Community Planner Consultants The Steps of Strategic Planning 5 Get Organized Perform an Environmental Assessment The Internal Assessment The External Assessment Develop a Vision Review the Mission Statement Develop Strategies Goal Approach Critical Issues
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Hospitals and long-term facilities Coretta Bradley Dr. David Tataw Health Services Organization – HSA 500 August 7‚ 2011 Hospitals and long-term facilities Hospitals can be defined as a facility that sick or injured persons are given medical treatment. Whereas long-term facilities provide rehabilitative‚ restorative‚ or continuous care to persons whom need help with day-to-day activities. Throughout this paper‚ the difference between non-profit and for-profit hospital will be described
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IELM 4200 Facilities Layout and Material Handling Topic 3: Facility Location Models Dr. Emily Au Introduction to Facility Location • The sole consideration of facility location is transportation cost • Examples of facility location problems – Public services including airport‚ schools‚ hospitals‚ fire stations‚ ambulance bases‚ etc. – Addition of a new workstation – Warehouse location Topic 03: Facility Location Models IELM 4200‚ Fall 2013 2 Introduction to Facility Location
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Contingency Planning Kimberlea Penney AIU Online February 10‚ 2013 Prof. R. Rodriguez ABSTRACT Contingency planning is an effective back up plan to any situation that requires an alternative course of action for the outcome of a common goal. There are several steps involved in contingency planning and these steps prepare for the strategic planning process to come to full effectiveness for a facility. A full plan for a facility allows for immediate resolutions for managing and addressing the
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The Chihuahuan desert is large area of the northern Mexico and runs into the southern part of the United Stated which include west Texas. The region of the desert has a high altitude of 1000 to 1500 meters which fall to about 350 meters along the Rio Grande River. Summers are very hot and the winter are somewhat cool‚ which some night frosts. Rainfall in this area is about 20-30 cm which mostly happens during the summer time. In most of the Chihuahuan Desert most of it has calcareous soil that
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1 Region: On the basis of the elemental factor of space‚ a region is a geographic or areal unit with certain limits and bounds. The unit may consist of a few villages or a number of countries. A region may‚ therefore‚ be thought of as an areal or spatial organization of varying dimensions. Also a region is an area with certain characteristics‚ often mere size‚ by virtue of which it is adopted as a suitable unit for some particular purpose of business and administration. It is also an area
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INTRODUCTION Besides organizing‚ controlling and leading‚ planning is one of the management functions. Good planning is crucial to enable an organization to function effectively. Planning is done for two purposes‚ firstly as a protection to the organization and secondly to increase the affirmative levels of an organization according to C.W. Roney (Certo‚ 2000). As a protection to the organization‚ a manager can forecast the effects from each of the suggestions or alternative actions that will be
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