series we therefore focus upon the concept of terrorism‚ looking specifically at its definition‚ classifications and key characteristics. These are the initial building blocks of knowledge we require to understand terrorism so that we are better prepared to counter its threats. Concept of Terrorism Defining Terrorism Terrorism is nothing new‚ its origins can be traced back in time for centuries but it remains a much contested concept to this day. Academic opinions remain
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Concept of Leadership Leadership - what is it? Many definitions have been offered‚ cultural stereotypes abound‚ numerous programs focus on leadership development‚ but the question remains. In fact‚ leadership is many different things to different people in different circumstances. When we think of leadership‚ we often think first of famous individuals. We may think of great political leaders: Washington‚ Churchill‚ Roosevelt. We may think of the leaders of social movements: Gandhi‚ Martin Luther
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1. What is Decision Making? Decision-making is an essential aspect of modern management. It is a primary function of management. A manager’s major job is sound/rational decision-making. He takes hundreds of decisions consciously and subconsciously. Decision-making is the key part of manager’s activities. Decisions are important as they determine both managerial and organizational actions. A decision may be defined as "a course of action which is consciously chosen from among a set of alternatives
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of and explain the Business Pressures–Responses–Support model. The components of the pressure-response-support model are business pressures‚ companies’ responses to these pressures‚ and computerized support. The model suggests that responses are made to counter the pressures or to take advantage of opportunities‚ support facilitates monitoring the environment (e.g.‚ for opportunities) and enhances the quality of the responses. 2. What are the major factors in today’s business environment? The
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Chapter 1 Preliminary concepts Concepts Overview The important concepts discussed in Chapter 1 were: 1.1 The main objective underlying corporate financial decisions is to maximise the value of the company‚ which in turn maximises shareholder wealth. This involves the optimal use of scarce resources. Fisher’s Separation theorem formally links the concepts covered in the chapter to provide a single decision rule for a firm’s investment decisions. This decision rule is that management’s role
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Marketing Concepts MAR110 Study Period 4‚ 2010 SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Research Report “Marketing’s really just selling with a posh name! What’s all this about a Marketing Concept?” EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This research report aims to depict if there is any truth to the statement “Marketing is just selling with a posh name...” it also aims to illustrate the marketing concept‚ which refers to the second half of the statement “ .....What’s all this about the marketing concept”
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Simply stated‚ the marketing concept means that an organization should seek to make a profit by serving the needs of customer groups. The concept is very straightforward and has a great deal of commonsense validity. Perhaps this is why it is often misunderstood‚ forgotten‚ or overlooked. The purpose of the marketing concept is to rivet the attention of marketing managers on serving broad classes of customer needs (customer orientation)‚ rather than on the firm’s current products (production
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Understanding the Concepts Professor Stephen Harding Finance 100: Principles of Finance March 3‚ 2013 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss several financial concepts: Financial ratios that are important to me as a small business owner will be determined and compared to the ratios that are of importance to managers of huge corporations. In addition‚ this paper will describe the advantages and disadvantages of debt financing and the reasons why corporations would
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CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIP * I used to think that running an organization was equivalent to conducting a symphony orchestra. But I don’t think that’s quite it : its more like jazz. There is more improvisation -Warren Bennis * GOOD LEADERS ARE MADE NOT BOR. IF YOU HAVE THE DESIRE AND WILL POWER‚ YOU CAN BECOME AN EFFECTIVE LEADER. GOOD LEADEERS DEVELOP THROUGH A NEVER ENDING PROCESS FO SELF P STUDY‚ EDUCATION‚ RANING AND EPXRERIENCE. * GOOD LEADERS ARE CONTINUALLY WORKING AND STUDYING TO IMPROVE
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Final Research Paper "The Impact of Business Economics on Medical Managerial Decision Making" NAJI NASSAR STUDENT ID 1002223 COURSE – ECO 6150 Managerial Economics - CALIFORNIA MIRAMAR UNIVERSITY Professor : Hossein Hemati Sunday ‚ April 2nd / 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Introduction…………….. ………………………………………..….…………………….…….3 Information System and Firms Performance……………………………...........
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