Assessing one’s position on the cultural competence continuum is a task of ironic proportions. Because it is a fluid process‚ it is difficult to precisely place one’s self on a continuum that is not quite linear. It seems that as soon as one feels that they are becoming competent and embodying the characteristics of one who completely respects and accepts another culture‚ there is yet another dimension of this competence that requires assessment and adaptation. For the time being and that being
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In the face of a very competitive Western European market‚ French automaker Renault decided in 1999 to launch the "New Delivery Project" aimed at offering its customers all the diversity of the product range while shortening delivery times. Lead times between the customer order and the arrival in dealerships were to be reduced from six weeks on average to three weeks in Western Europe. The three weeks include the production and transportation of the customer vehicle. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The
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The conscious competence model helps us to sort through the stages required to acquire a skill and an awareness of our level of acquisition. When we learn new skills‚ there are different emotions that we experience at different stages of the learning process. As we move through the following levels‚ we are able to build competence in a new skill. By understanding the emotions experienced during the learning process‚ we are able to stay motivated when times get tough and are able to manage expectations
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Nissan Quality http://www.thetimes100.co.uk/case_study.php?cID=64&csID=124 Overview: a case study on Nissan highlighting many of the issues of lean production. Learning Objectives to analyse the reasons behind Nissan’s high levels of productivity to understand the meaning of Total Quality Management to understand the importance of Kaizen to analyse the benefits of just-in-time. Planning for quality and productivity Introduction: (9 minutes) Overview of the lesson: to look at Nissan and examine
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The core of Confucianism: 仁(ren)、义(yi)、礼(li)、智(zhi)、信(xin)、恕(shu)、忠(zhong)、孝(xiao)、悌(ti) Ren Ren: Love people. Confucius ideological system theory core. It is Confucian social politics‚ ethics of the highest ideal and standards Also reflects his philosophical views are also quite far-reaching impact on future generations. Spring and autumn period to learn in the government‚ Confucius first open private school Disciples regardless of noble birth or poverty‚ are subject to the same education
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with very high levels of complexity with respect to customs duties. Because of this‚ we must have some specific knowledge of what duty optimization‚ drawbacks‚ specific regime‚ and automotive laws are. —Isabelle Roca‚ Customs and Trade Manager‚ Renault Renault designed the Logan car to address the needs of new‚ high-potential markets around the world. Initially launched in 2004 in Romania‚ plans for the Logan called for it to be distributed throughout South America‚ Asia‚ Eastern Europe‚ Africa‚ and
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What are the core assumptions and key features of the biological and psychoanalytic perspectives in psychology? In what ways are they similar and how do they differ? When comparing the biological and psychoanalytic approach to psychology‚ you are able to see that they are different from one another. For example‚ the biological approach assumes that the mind and behaviour originate from the functioning of the body and that behaviour is driven by biological instincts. Whereas the psychoanalytic approach
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Target Costing: Nissan v. Olympus Overview: Nissan Motor Company was the world’s 4th largest automobile manufacturer in 1990. They had 10% of the market for cars and trucks‚ with roughly 2 million passenger cars being produced each year. To increase its market share‚ Nissan implemented a plan to achieve domestic sales of 1.5 million cars by 1992. It also sought to obtain the number one rating in customer satisfaction. The company tried to develop a plan to produce a line of automobiles that
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The important social competence during childhood. Social competence is interrelated with other aspects of development‚ including emotion self-regulation and attention regulation (Blandon‚ Calkins et al.; Hill‚ Degnan et al. 2006). A young child’s ability to get along with other children contributes to all aspects of his development and may be "the single best childhood predictor of adult adaptation‚” and according to W.W. Hartup. For example‚ “Children who are generally disliked
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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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