The pursuit of excellence 1) Socrates did not write "Apology". Socrates did not actually write anything‚ It was his friend Plato that wrote and documented Socrates’s speeches and dialogs. The "Apology" supposes to be an accurate account by Plato of Socrates’s trial before the Athenian jury in 399BCE. The trial began with the prosecutors presenting their case against Socrates before the Athenian jury. In this trial Meletus‚ the prosecutor‚ argued that Socrates was guilty of corrupting the youth
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The simple change to the machine worked so well that a bystander was rumored to have said the machine crawled along much like a caterpillar. Holt agreed‚ and dubbed his new machine “Caterpillar‚” a name he eventually trademarked in 1910. In 1986 Caterpillar officially changed the company name from Caterpillar Tractor Company to Caterpillar‚ Inc. In the 1930s‚ Caterpillar machines played a main role in the construction of several great United States landmarks that still stand today. Like The Golden
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and enjoys a good and sustainable market’. Business excellence is often characterized by principles‚ practices and techniques in managing the organisation and achieving results‚ based on a set of fundamental concepts or values. Many countries have developed their own models and frameworks to evaluate and recognize organizations for their efforts in business excellence through awards programmes. In Singapore‚ for example‚ the Business Excellence (BE) initiative was started by Spring Singapore to assist
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ALL ANSWERS ASSUME A TAX RATE OF 35% Even though the tax rate appears to be 1720 / 6725 = 25.57% In answering the following questions‚ please refer to the financial statements of Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) and the relevant Notes to these statements at the end of this write-up. 1. What could be the cause(s) for the shift in LIFO-based inventory from 70% at December 31‚ 2010 to 65% at December 31‚ 2011? A decrease in the replacement cost for Cat’s inventories‚ or an increase
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Advanced Accounting Paper #2 Chris Till Caterpillar Inc. was originally organized as Caterpillar Tractor Co. in 1925 in the State of California. It was created in a merger of the Holt Manufacturing Company and the C. L. Best Tractor Company. In 1986‚ the company reorganized as Caterpillar Inc. The company’s headquarters is now located in Peoria‚ IL. Their principal business activity is the design‚ manufacturing‚ marketing and sales of machinery and engines. They also sell financial products
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on-line submission it is only necessary to type your name in this space) MODULE TITLE: Leadership & Excellence MODULE CODE: UKFM-LE 13MB02 MODULE DATE: 10 - 21 February 2014 NAME: Aishvarya Pandit TEAM: B4 THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK WMG MSc PROGRAMMES POST MODULE ASSIGNMENT LEADERSHIP & EXCELLENCE Using appropriate material from the literature‚ in no more than 3000 words answer the following question: Explain
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Review of Caterpillars’ Code of Ethics Caterpillar Incorporated (Caterpillar) is the world’s top in manufacturer of construction and mining equipment‚ diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. In 2008‚ Caterpillar reported sales revenue of $51.3 billion dollars from domestic and worldwide operations (Caterpillar‚ 2008). As reported in Caterpillar’s 2008 Annual Report‚ Caterpillar is a worldwide company with 67% of their sales from outside of the United States (Caterpillar‚ 2008)
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The definition of nursing excellence can be defined in many ways. What is common amongst all of the definitions of nursing excellence is that providing the patient with high quality compassionate care seems to be the common thread. Florence Nightingale (considered by many to be the first nursing theorist) initiated the elevation of the nursing profession by educating those in charge of caring for patients and teaching them to use the environment to assist in patient recovery. From that point on
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Maintaining Individual Excellence Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus defines excellence as the quality of superiority. The work excellence is synonymous with distinction‚ greatness‚ flawlessness‚ impeccability‚ and perfection (Merriam-Webster‚ 2006). The pursuit of excellence is the search for perfection. The consensus of today’s society is that nothing is perfect and perfection is unobtainable. Although that may be true‚ I believe that by reaching for excellence‚ or perfection‚ a person
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on self-assessment and total organizational excellence is still attracting interest from many researchers. Findings from concluded research indicate that Self-assessment methods are being used by many organizations to implement total quality management or Strategic Quality management. The technique of self-assessment is believed to be useful for any organization wishing to effectively monitor and improve its performance (Oakland‚ 2003). Several excellence models through which self-assessment is implemented
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