The decision whether to close the Lima‚ OH plant has not been easy to make. There have been many arguments as to why and why not the plant should remain open or be closed. As the VP of Finance for BP‚ I have kept an open mind and looked at the advantages and disadvantages of closing the plant. I will now discuss some of these arguments in the following paragraphs. The first argument as to why the plant should remain open is the 30% increase in productivity. Lima‚ Ohio has a population of 48‚000
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British Petroleum is a global brand which is acknowledged worldwide for quality gasoline. The brand name BP ‘appears on production platforms‚ refineries‚ ships and corporate offices as well as on solar products‚ wind farms‚ research facilities and at retail service stations’. BP has grown into a global energy group from a local oil company. It has employed over 96‚000 people. Strategic decisions are usually long term decisions which are often risky and speculative. A strategic decision
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Importance of Core Values The core values of a person are characteristics that define that person. Everyone should know clearly what are their core values and why they have it. The values of a person are formed throughout his life and suffer external influences from family‚ friends‚ teachers and the society in which that individual grew. The core values of people show who they really are and guide their choices throughout their lives. As Gandhi once said: “Your beliefs become your
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PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY 2011‚ 64‚ 225.262 DOING COMPETENCIES WELL: BEST PRACTICES IN COMPETENCY MODELING MICHAEL A. CAMPION Purdue University ALEXIS A. FINK Microsoft Corporation BRIAN J. RUGGEBERG Aon Consulting LINDA CARR Sun Microsystems GENEVA M. PHILLIPS RONALD B. ODMAN Boeing Company The purpose of this article is to present a set of best practices for competency modeling based on the experiences and lessons learned from the major perspectives on this topic (including applied
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PDHPE STAGE 6 HSC COURSE HSC CORE ONE: HEALTH PRIORITIES IN AUSTRALIA HOW ARE PRIORITY ISSUES FOR AUSTRALIAS HEALTH IDENTIFIED? Health priority issues are those health issues that are greatest concern to governments and support organizations due to the effect they have on the overall health of Australians and the burden of health on the economy. * Measuring health status Health status is the pattern of health of the population in general over a period of time. We measure our health
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What is core banking? Initially when banks expanded to different cities and states‚ they provided branch specific banking. So if a customer has a bank account with a bank in city A‚ he cannot use the services of a branch in city B. The bank would usually delay the processing of financial instruments issued from some other branches to 2-3 working days. Then came the concept of Core Banking. Wherein‚ a customer who has an account with the bank can use any of its branches irrespective of the city
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Core counselling skill 1: Unconditional Positive Regard - used to help separate actions and beliefs to ensure the client does not feel judged on their actions. This also helps to build rapport with the client‚ and to develop a good relationship with them. If a client feels judged‚ they are less likely to open up to the counsellor. Core counselling skill 2: Genuineness - will help to build rapport with the client and develop a good relationship with them. When a client feels the counsellor is genuinely
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methane observed from the Byrd Ice Core? Datasets: Byrd – Methane‚ del180‚ and CO2 Data Part 2: Primary Source: Antarctic and Greenland Synchronization Data for the Last Glacial Period Authors: Blunier‚ T.‚ J. Chappellaz‚ B. Stauffer Abstract: This data set consists of isotopic‚ carbon dioxide (CO2)‚ and methane (CH4) data collected from the Byrd and Vostok ice cores (Antarctica) and the Greenland Ice Core Project (GRIP). Data from the Antarctic ice cores are synchronized to the Greenland
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Core Banking System Meaning:- Core banking is a general term used to describe the services provided by a group of networked bank branches. Bank customers may access their funds and other simple transactions from any of the member branch offices. Core Banking system or CBS is one of the recent developments in the field of banking‚ and has proved to be very useful. It is a facility provided by banks in which a person‚ having an account in one branch‚ can operate his account‚ in another
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Understanding the core nurse practitioner (NP) competencies can help NPs be prepared to implement their full scope of practice. These core competencies were described by Thomas et al. (2012) and consist of nine competency areas: scientific competencies‚ leadership competencies‚ quality
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