Core Competencies A core competency is a concept in management theory originally advocated by CK Prahalad‚ and Gary Hamel‚ two business book writers. In their view a core competency is a specific factor that a business sees as being central to the way it‚ or its employees‚ works. It fulfills three key criteria: 1. It is not easy for competitors to imitate. 2. It can be re-used widely for many products and markets. 3. It must contribute to the end consumer’s experienced benefits. C.K. Prahalad and
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Twitter Core Competencies Analysis Summary: In the article called “Twitter tries to widen appeal to more users”‚ Amir Efrati from the wall street journal addresses Twitter’s new marketing campaign to appeal to new users and also existing users. The company’s goal is to educate their users about the services that Twitter provides‚ something many of their users failed to notice‚ such as organizing their favorite tweets‚ setting tweet priority and receive only relevant tweets on certain topic. Many
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6.1) Analyse ways in which minimum core elements can be demonstrated in planning‚ delivering and assessing inclusive teaching and learning. "Functional skills are practical skills in maths‚ English and ICT for all learners aged 14 and above." Being a teacher we should give opportunities embedding the functional skills to assist the learners to develop their skills in literacy‚ numeracy‚ language and ICT throughout the programme of learning to enable them to use their skills effectively and confidently
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methods from the leaders at General Motors. However‚ there are several traits leaders in every industry must possess in order to guide their constituents in the direction of success. In my own leadership journey‚ I have been able to identify some of my core leadership strengths‚ as well as understanding which competencies allow for the most improvement. Of the seven leadership competencies discussed during lecture‚ I will be discussing the first five‚ as the last two competencies are more or less company
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Sustainability in Business In the globalization era‚ everything seems to be developed and grow fast. The modern economy is one of the great examples for the rapid development. Among the fastest growth rate in the world of economy‚ there are some critical issues which are always threatened the companies. Ethical issues become the significant factor which can affect positively and negatively on corporate operation (Stephen and Timothy‚ 2008). The companies which emphasize on the ethical principle have
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Business Support Systems The BSS helps an enterprise or organization to secure revenue and quality while supporting many business functions‚ including marketing‚ product offerings‚ sales‚ contracting‚ and delivery of goods and services. For the purposes of this article‚ an enterprise typically refers to a telecommunications operator. However‚ it could also be a content provider‚ service provider‚ search engine or some such actor in the new business world. As well designed BSS helps an enterprise
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HONG KONG--Luxury hotel operator Shangri-La Asia Ltd. said Wednesday its 2009 net profit rose 54%‚ lifted by higher property prices‚ though its core hotels business suffered from a sharp drop in demand due to the global financial crisis. » Jump to indexing (document details) Full Text (515 words) | (c) 2010 Dow Jones & Company‚ Inc. Reproduced with permission of copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission. HONG KONG--Luxury hotel operator Shangri-La
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CRITIQUE PAPER I. Background Information Author | Jack C. Richards - Regional Language Centre‚ Singapore. | Title | Competence and Performance in Language Teaching | SourceYear | Rel.sagepud.com at Victoria Univ of Wellington on January 3‚ 2011RELC Journal2010 | II. Summary and responses This article on the nature of competence and performance in language teaching is about the knowledge‚ beliefs and skills that language teachers make use of in their practice. A language teacher must master and
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The importance of cultural competence. Cultural values define roles and human interactions within families and communities and with others. Culture determines values and behaviors‚ but other factors within a culture influence behavior patterns as well. Cultural competence is the ability to provide effective care for patients who come from different cultures. It requires sensitivity and effective communication in nursing‚ both verbally and non-verbally. Cultural competence and respect for others becomes
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Core competence (strengths and weakness) Introduction In order to anticipate changes in business‚ management should build an appropriate strategic plan. Focusing on a company’s core competencies establishes a unique integrated system that competitors cannot replicate. By the definition as Prahalad and Hamel (1990) stated‚ core competency is a collective knowledge about how to combine company’s diverse resources‚ technologies and know-how. As the foundation of competitive advantages for enterprise
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