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Healthcare Governance Interviews, 2008.
A discussion of interviews with the Director of Record Services and the Director of Medicare/Medicaid Billing at the Vanderbilt Medical Center.
1,010 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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This paper takes a look at the Vanderbilt Medical Center, one of the State of Tennessee's largest employers, in tandem with its parent organization, Vanderbilt University. Two directors within the Vanderbilt Medical Center were interviewed in relation to their responsibilities, the level of their influence and input into the organization, as well as their general purview of the organization's operations. Comparing the two interviews, the paper concludes that there seems to be a wide disparity in the degree of organizational involvement between these two departmental managers.
Outline:
Organization Overview
Director of Record Services
Director of Medicare/Medicaid Billing
Conclusions
From the Paper
"Vanderbilt Medical Center is budgeting for capital expenses across the spectrum of its operations. In that light, my sense was that not only was Mr. Alvarez apparently given access to the center's top management but he was also a trusted member of its informal advisory committee regarding fiscal policy and management. While his direct departmental responsibilities and tasks were not related to overall center budgeting processes, his input regarding the Medicare/Medicaid payments and services was considered critical to the Vanderbilt Medical Center's ongoing financial viability."
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Business Communications, 2008.
An explanation of the research done to find a suitable location for a representative convention for Coca Cola.
977 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 34.95
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This paper covers the research carried out by Coca Cola to find a location in its home market, the U.S., to host its annual sales representative convention held sometime between June and August.
Outline:
Overview
Hotel
City
From the Paper
''The Coca-Cola Company (Coke) is one of the most recognized brands in the world. The company manufacturers, sells, and distributes carbonated beverage drinks such as its flagship product Coca-Cola Classic and a host of other carbonated and non-carbonated beverages. Altogether Coke manufactures and markets more than 400 unique brands and products across the globe in approximately 200 countries and reported sales of more than $23,104m during 2005 with a net profit of $4,872m (Form 10-K). The company's largest competitor is PepsiCo and these two rivals constantly seek market strategies that will give one an advantage over the other. For 2007, Coke is researching a location in its home market, the U.S., to host its annual sales representative convention held during the summer months sometime between June and August. Presently Coke employs a network of 140 sales representatives and related associates that would be attending the scheduled meeting."
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Case Study: Lavazza Hiring Process, 2008.
This paper is a case study, which presents the human resource process of obtaining a senior marketing analyst to be integrated into the Lavazza the international marketing team.
3,445 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 97.95
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This paper explains that Lavazza has a marketing strategy that is grounded in its premier reputation in Italy; however, on an international basis, Lavazza uses its website and its subsidiaries and authorized distributors to facilitate increased market share across many other geographic areas. The author states that the senior marketing analyst, who will report directly to the Global Marketing Director, must have significant quantitative skills to analyze and recommend strategic development decisions that are viable and within the scope of the Lavazza's current portfolio. The paper includes copies of a position advertisement, interview questions,letters to unsuccessful candidates and to the successful candidate and a draft contract.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Senior Marketing Analyst Description
Marketing Goals (Senior Marketing Analyst Link with Business Strategy)
Recruitment Section
Draft Advertisement
Immediate Opening: Senior Marketing Analyst
Positioning of Advertisement
Selection Process
Selection Processes/Related Interview Questions
Schedule
Letter to Unsuccessful Candidate
Letter to Successful Candidate
Induction Program and Performance Management System
Table 1: Outline of the Induction Program
Overview of Performance Management System
Remuneration Management
Effective Human Resource Management & Good Corporate Governance
Draft Contract
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"Lavazza offers a high-quality product that is already established in it's home-based market, Italy. It offers a premium product and other coffee based services that place it outside the realm of a coffee distributor. The production process and quality control offered by the company has led to customer loyalty on the home market. However, Lavazza needs to improve its market share on the international market; in fact it needs to begin market expansion throughout Europe, in areas that competitors are unlikely to penetrate like Australia or Eastern European nations."
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Communication Case Logs, 2008.
An analysis of three short case studies dealing with communication issues in organizations.
1,852 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper looks at the fact that many organizations effectively differentiate between its leadership structure and its organizational culture. It presents three different case studies, dealing with leadership and diversity in relation to how communications are carried out.
Outline:
Case Summary One
The Response to Case Summary One
Case Summary Two
The Response to Case Summary Two
Case Summary Three
The Response to Case Summary Three
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"Organizational culture is a critical issue in contemporary organizations because it is increasingly the only method in which many competitors can differentiate themselves from their competition. According to Keyton, organizational culture can be defined in many different ways but the recurring theme among these many definitions is the assertion that organizational culture are a series of shared values and meanings regarding the common work experiences of employees (21). While Keyton and other researchers have reached some consensus on organizational culture, there is often a divergence of opinion regarding the nature of leadership within the organization and how leadership is or should be manifested within the context of organizational culture."
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Adidas Marketing Plan, 2008.
This paper is a high-tech marketing plan for the Adidas 1 sport shoe, claimed to be the world's first computerized smart shoe.
885 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper explains that, while research indicates there is a belief that Adidas makes better footwear than Nike, Adidas has been unsuccessful in penetrating the young hip-hop crowd that has grown up with i-pods, blogs and video games. The author stresses that Adidas is looking to appeal to this younger generation through the technology that they have become used to using. The paper relates that, with this focus on technological innovation, Adidas is going high tech with everything from high tech sneakers, high tech virtual stores and high tech promotions. The author states that this high tech strategy is moving into its internal operations departments, adopting a better delivery system, increasing retail distribution and taking customer service to a new level beyond satisfaction to delight. The paper relates that this plan is trying to obtain return and possibly lifetime customers, which would be very profitable for the company.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Product
Promotion
Pricing
Place
Conclusion
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"Adidas is looking at the changing interests of the up and coming market who also have i-pods, video games, email, internet, youtube and other highly technological devises as a way of life rather than traditional television or print media. With this change in media delivery, there's also a change from it being one way to two-way communication, and with rapid advances in technology, they expect new and different things, and new and different footwear and sportswear is a way to reach that market."
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Vocational Assessment for the Disabled, 2008.
This paper identifies the issues involved in assessing psychological and vocational factors for individuals with disabilities.
1,016 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 35.95
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The paper explains how important it is to understand the difference between the terms "disability" and "handicap" when assessing individuals with disabilities. The paper further emphasizes the importance of diagnosing disabilities accurately. The paper then goes on to look at how the assessor evaluates the individuals' unique psychological and vocational abilities and determines how their various disabilities impact their vocational capabilities. The paper also discusses how the quantity and quality of client input is important to the assessment process.
Outline:
Issues in Psychological and Vocational Assessment
Types of Disabilities that Impede
Modification to Address Issues
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"The person assessing the client must have a clear idea of the meaning of the term "disability." Although frequently used interchangeably, "disability," "impairment," and "handicap" all have different meanings. An assessor's perception of the client based on what some people might consider semantics can have a serious affect on that person's ability to accurately evaluate the individual being assessed. In strictest terms, a "disability" is a "physical or mental impairment that a) substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual" (Power, 2000, p. 37)."
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A Bottle of Coke, 2008.
This paper focuses on the Coke bottle to highlight the important role of material artifacts in our lives.
2,651 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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The paper examines the Coke bottle, with specific reference to its status as a global meta-commodity or meta-symbol. The paper explores how material artifacts provide valuable insights into what is important to a culture. The paper analyzes the film "The Gods Must be Crazy", which illustrates how even the most powerful meta-symbol is powerful only because of its connotations and associations. The paper concludes by emphasizing how material artifacts affect our lives.
From the Paper
"The Coke bottle is one of the most recognizable material artefacts in the world. Its shape and distinctive label is recognized globally. For some it evokes warm, fuzzy feelings, and for others it invokes a paroxysm of anti-capitalist or anti-American feelings. It may evoke arguments about art vs. commodities, or about West vs. Islam. In the USA, your attitude to the bottle may depend on which side of the colour divide you fall on. Love it or hate it, it is unquestionably an important aspect of contemporary material culture."
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Washburn International Guitars, 2008.
A case study analysis of Washburn International Guitars' new product line and price point.
714 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 25.95
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This paper discusses Washburn International Guitars, which is a guitar manufacturing company based in Chicago, Illinois. It looks at the launch of Washburn's new product line and their suggested price point and batch number. Additionally, the paper analyzes the company's consideration of relocating its manufacturing and production facilities to Nashville, Tennessee.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Statement of the Problem
Summary of the Facts
Analysis
Recommendations
Conclusions
From the Paper
"The global economy has allowed competitors in almost every industry to compete in markets that are geographically removed and diverse. Researchers note that because of comparative advantage across markets, the sheer cost-savings achieved by shifting production and manufacturing to overseas locations makes this option requisite even for companies that traditionally have not competed on price (Measuring, 2005). The reason for this is that as these overseas contract manufacturers have improved their infrastructure, technologies, as well as competencies in the manufacturing process, they are increasingly offering higher quality products at the same cut-rate pricing schemes. This is an equation that retailers and distributors cannot ignore."
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Women and the Canadian Old-Age Pension System, 2008.
A historical overview of the Canadian old-age pension system with regards to female employees.
1,285 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper examines the history of the entitlement of women in the Canadian old-age pension system. The paper points out that, although at first limited, the scope of Canadian women's enfranchisement in the successive public pensions schemes instituted between 1928 and 1985 did gradually widen, allowing more and more women to receive pensions. The working premise of the paper is that this progress was foremost the fruits of women's own labors, literally as well as figuratively.
Women in effect earned the right to a pension by earning a living in increasing numbers. The paper concludes that, in order to do this, women had to overcome the prevailing social mores, prejudices, institutional resistance and male-dominated cultural stereotypes.
From the Paper
"Data from the 1901 Canadian Census records a total male population of 2,066,000 and a total female population of 1,957,000. Out of this 1,618,000 men but only 215,000 women were gainfully employed; in other words, 78.3 percent of Canadian males earned their living by working whereas only 14.4 percent of Canadian women did. (Series D107) Some thirty years later, on the heels of Canada's first full-fledged public pension, 78.5 percent of Canada's 4,206,000 men and 19.4 percent of its women were gainfully employed. The raw numbers are particularly revealing: 3,296,000 men but only 752,000 women reported having a job. Yet, even if these results are skewered by the Great Depression, there were still over three times as many women working in 1931 than 1901."
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Team Building, 2008.
This paper looks at the approach of a work team strategy and discusses this process within an organization.
931 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 33.95
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In this article the writer discusses that a team building strategy follows the logic model by accounting for inputs, changes, and outputs in the form of improved communications, improved performance, and increased productivity. The writer notes that this serves to assure the accomplishment and maintenance of elements of the organizational mission. The writer maintains that the use of a work team fundamentally changes the way work is organized and gives employees more control over their jobs. Adopting the work team approach is not a simple matter and involves tearing down bureaucratic barriers between departments and eliminating tiers of managers. The writer concludes that such radical changes are being undertaken by business, however, in order to gain workers' commitment and knowledge for the future.
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"Two primary classifications of organizational structure are mechanistic and organic. The differences between mechanistic and organic organizational structures are expressed in the context of the level of formal structure and control embodied in the two organizational concepts. Successful implementation and execution of the team development technique leads to improved communication, enhanced creativity, more effective decision-making, and higher levels of organizational performance. One of the most important manifestations of the team organization decision-making technique is the quality circles concept that was pioneered in Japanese manufacturing organizations, and which, in the 1990s, is found in a number of major American organizations. Most organizational structures are product/process- or functional-based. Mixed organizational structures, however, have long been common."
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Foreign Aid, 2008.
This paper discusses economic development and foreign direct investment.
1,663 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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In this document the writer discusses globalization and looks at its impact on poverty and economic development across emerging markets. The role of the World Trade Organization (WTO) within this dynamic is also examined as well as how the WTO and the global economy interact to encourage or develop greater levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) in order to spur economic development.
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Abstract
Overview
The World Trade Organization's Role in FDI
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Thus, it can be seen that the discussion of poverty and its alleviation, especially reference to Mexico, or indeed any other emerging market, is really a discussion of how these economic structures are re-characterized in respect to the global economy. The intent is to assist these markets with their internal economic structures, without compromising national integrity, so as to result in a more universal elevation of quality of life standards across the spectrum of their societies.
"While many authors tend to immediately jump to the issue of poverty when discussing globalization and its impact, others are quick to note that globalization can be effective at alleviating poverty. Fenstra and Hanson pointed out that the outsourcing explosion brought about by NAFTA between the U.S., Mexico and Canada, resulted in positive economic growth in Mexico's border areas where foreign factories invested in factories to handle their inputs in the production of goods almost completely destined for export."
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Online Toy Hobby Store, 2008.
A market analysis and analysis of trends that affect the online toy hobby store industry, focusing on internethobbies.com.
2,458 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper examines the online toy hobby market and its potential. The paper focuses its examination from the perspective of an actual online toy/model retailer called internethobbies.com, which is one of the oldest Internet toy and hobby sites in existence. The paper discusses various trends that affect the industry and then analyzes the online toy hobby market from various perspectives.
Table of Contents:
Overview
External Influences
Economic Trends
Social and Demographic Trends
Technology Trends
Market Analysis
Market Size and Growth
Regional Market
Warehouse in Whitby
Seasonal Analysis
Consumer Data
Consumer Behavior
Product Trends
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"The trend in the toy hobby industry has been towards developing evermore realistic models. Accordingly toy hobby manufacturers have developed models with running engines, real smoke generating apparatus, and boats with turning propellers and functional lights ("Internethobbies.com"). There are also trends in the online toy hobby shopping experience that are important to be aware of. These toy hobby consumers tend to want to know where their products are or when they will get their orders and to meet this demand Internethobbies.com and similar toy hobby retailers have developed online order status windows which can inform the consumer where the order currently is and when his or her order will actually be delivered."
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