trying to raise their voice. The key note speaker‚ Emily Wu Truong‚ also addressed the minority model concept problem. She was borned and raised in a model doctorate Asian American family‚ so she was expected to be a straight A’s student. With the high expectation‚ her family care more about the achievements than her actual inner feeling. Thus‚ she set an example of herself to prove that the concept of the model minority is just a generalizing assumption‚
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9-207-056 JANUARY 28‚ 2007 MALCOLM BAKER Multifactor Models There are two parts to this exercise. The first is to evaluate the performance of four mutual funds. And‚ the second is to estimate the cost of capital for two firms. Benchmarking Both parts of the exercise are about choosing an appropriate benchmark‚ either for evaluating past investment returns or assessing a new project. Ideally‚ a benchmark should reflect the opportunity cost‚ or the best alternative investment. If an investment manager’s
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Limitations of the BCG model. The BCG model is criticised for having a number of limitations (Kotler 2003; McDonald 2003): ➢ There are other reasons other than relative market share and market growth that could influence the allocation of resources to a product or SBU: reasons such as the need for strong brand name and product positioning could compel resource allocation to an SBU or product (Drummond & Ensor 2004). ➢ What is more‚ the model rests on net cash consumption or generation as the
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NOTES ON NEOCLASSICAL (SOLOW) GROWTH MODEL Neoclassical Growth model shows why growth rate of per capita income cannot be maintained through continuous saving and investment. The reason is that as capital per labor rises‚ marginal productivity of capital runs into diminishing returns. Let the production function be : Y = output‚ K = capital stock and L = labor force (population). This function is assumed to be constant returns to scale type ie if you multiply each input by a
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understand the process of changing addictive behaviors is a model of intentional behavior change called the transtheoretical model. Transtheoretical model (also known as the stages- of- change theory) suggests that one of the major challenges in substance abuse treatment is to “creatively adapt to the complexities of change using a selection of change processes dependent upon individual’s readiness" (Diclemente‚ C. C.‚ p. 2‚ 1999). In this model‚ there are three critical elements in the change process:
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Michael porter’s five forces analysis is a frame work for industry analysis and business strategy development formed by Michael E Porter of Harvard business school in 1979.Five Forces model of Michael Porter is a very elaborate concept for evaluating company’s competitive position. Three of porters five forces refer to competition from external sources and the remainder are internal threats .porters referred to this forces are micro environment to contrast it with more general term macro
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technology. The neo-classical model was an extension to the 1946 Harrod–Domar model that included a new term: productivity growth. Important contributions to the model came from the work done by Robert Solow‚ in 1956‚ Solow and T.W. Swan developed a relatively simple growth model which fit available data on US economic growth with some success. In 1987‚ Solow received the Nobel Prize in Economics for his work. Solow was also the first economist to develop a growth model which distinguished between
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Waterfall Model and Spiral Model Software Development includes all the activities starting with an idea for the software to the maintenance of the software. This Software Development includes all the phases from planning to acceptance. There are several models in Software Development Life Cycle‚ but understanding the difference between these models will make me easier to decide‚ which is the right model to be used for developing the project. There are three differences between Waterfall model and Spiral
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The Presentation of Self (Goffman’s Dramaturgical model) A. The Dramaturgical Model 1. All the World’s a Stage 2. The Performance B. Impression Management 1. The Definition of the Situation 2. Expressions and Impressions 3. Front Stage‚ Back Stage 4. Accounts‚ Excuses‚ & Justifications 5. Self Enhancement and Ingratiation 6. Self Awareness‚ Self Monitoring and Self Disclosure A. The Dramaturgical Model Erving Goffman is probably one of the most important sociologists in relation to
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misunderstanding that hinders the development of leaders in the work place; the misconception that leadership cannot be developed. This misconception hinders companies’ optimal productivity in the current economic circumstances where change is constant. When one looks at the related literature it is clear that there is general agreement that leadership is something that can indeed be developed. It is‚ however‚ not a case of taking just any person and developing him or her into a leader‚ as personal qualities
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