Oracle CEO Larry·Ellison: Yale speech ——演讲人Larry·Ellison是Oracle（甲骨文）的CEO。Larry·Ellison在耶鲁大学2000届毕业典礼上发表了以下世人看来最为狂妄、不受欢迎但又是现实真实状况的演讲。 "耶鲁的毕业生们，我很抱歉——如果你们不喜欢这样的开场。我想请你们为我做一件事。请你——好好看一看周围，看一看站在你左边的同学，看一看站在你右边的同学。 请你设想这样的情况：从现在起5年之后，10年之后，或30年之后，今天站在你左边的这个人会是一个失败者；右边的这个人，同样，也是个失败者。而你，站在中间的家伙，你以为会怎样？一样是失败者。失败的经历。失败的优等生。 说实话，今天我站在这里，并没有看到一千个毕业生的灿烂未来。我没有看到一千个行业的一千名卓越领导者，我只看到了一千个失败者。你们感到沮丧，这是可以理解的。为什么，我，埃里森，一个退学生，竟然在美国最具声望的学府里这样厚颜地散布异端？我来告诉你原因。因为，我，埃里森，这个行星上第二富有的人，是个退学生，而你不是。因为比尔·盖茨，这个行星上最富有的
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Potential blockbuster drugs in the pipeline • A stable of existing drugs to continue driving growth • Aging and growing population • Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 a boon to drug companies Bryan Heller and Peter Lavallee‚ student analysts Yale School of Management MGT 948 – Securities Analysis and Valuation Please see Important Disclaimer at the end of this report Table of Contents Investment Thesis………………………………………………….…………………….1 Company Overview…………………………………………………………….………..2
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enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of new product development. Conceptual models that describe the progress and commercialization of new products are an essential element of innovating management (Herstatt‚ 2002). Thus‚ Stage-Gate System is the new tool for managing new products in the market. It is both a conceptual and an operational model for moving the new product/service from idea to launch. The original Stage- Gate system was created in the 80s‚ based in a very deep study of successful
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Stage 1 Problem Recognition Problem recognition is the initial step in the purchase decision‚ and requires the consumer to perceive a difference between a person’s ideal and actual situations big enough to trigger a decision. In the present scenario‚ Zac has already decided that he wants to purchase a digital camera. Possible reasons for him to arrive at this decision could be: 1) Interest Zac might be a photography enthusiast who has been using film cameras‚ and now wants to try using a digital
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Jonas agiuilar….. THE FIVE STAGES OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 5 Stages of Program Development Model 5 Stages of Program Development Model 1. Rising Program A Rising Program is one that seems to be getting better each year. The record is improving and the program is clearly climbing up the conference‚ state‚ and/or national standings. The coaches and captains focus on building a solid foundation of success that can support the program’s ascent for the long-term. There is a strong sense of optimism
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National Decision Making Model Stage 1 Gather information and intelligence: During this stage‚ the decision maker explains what has/is happening – in other words‚ they define the situation. They will simplify matters that interrelate regarding information and intelligence. This stage allows the decisions to be made about tactics and allows them to prioritise. An intelligence connection plan is used in order to close gaps in their knowledge and focus on intelligence requirements. This helps to
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school their language vocabulary has grown tremendously. There are several developmental stages that a child goes through from birth to adulthood. The Piagetian model includes the sensori motor period‚ preoperational period‚ concrete operational period and then the formal operational period. Children begin to learn at a very early age. The first stage of cognitive development is sensorimotor period. This stage begins at birth and lasts until about 2 years old (Otto‚ 2012). It involves the use of motor
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Abstract This paper discusses John Kotter’s Eight-Stage Change Model and how it can be used as a guide when implementing change within an organization. The roles of various stakeholders including senior and emerging leaders‚ managers and employees throughout the eight stages are defined. In addition‚ factors which can contribute to a failed organization change initiative are discussed. Transforming an organization from a sub-optimizing enterprise of independently functioning departments to
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Transition model is a model that describes a population’s change over time. In 1929 Warren Thompson‚ an American Demographer‚ started to interpret and observe changes in birth and death rates. He used industrial societies and studied them and their trends from the past 200 years. This model is a simple composite‚ or picture‚ of the population’s trends. The model is used as a generalization and may not accurately describe every country on individual cases. There are 4 stages of the model- 1. Stage 1 (High
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Egans 3 Stage Counselling Model This essay will describe the skills and theories involved in the first stage of Egans three stage integrative helping model. In his person centred counselling model‚ Carl Rogers detailed 6 core conditions for effective counselling. However‚ he concentrated on 3 that he considered were essential for the counsellor. These 3 conditions were a. ‘unconditional positive regard’ which describes how the counsellor displays complete acceptance of their client
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