The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association is a well established family of health benefits companies providing health services for 100 million Americans. Blue Cross insured approximately 12‚300 active groups as of October 1‚ 2005. The groups had a total of 47‚000 enrolled subscribers and 92‚000 members. This contrasts with 13‚800 groups as of January 1‚ 2003‚ with 58‚000 subscribers and 115‚000 total members. Nationwide‚ more than 96% of hospitals and 91% of professional providers contract
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Written by: Hooper‚ Christopher (section I‚ II (intro)‚ II-c‚ III-a‚ III-b‚ IV‚ V) Pesantez‚ Maria (section III-c) Rizvi‚ Syed (section II-a-b) Proof read and edited by: Hood‚ Amanda Hooper‚ Christopher Pesantez‚ Maria Rizvi‚ Syed Cross-Cultural Communication and Negotiation – Spring 2005 MANA 4340‚ Section 00586 TTH: 2:30 – 4:00pm. Room 128 MH Professor: Dr. Roger N. Blakeney Table of Content I. Introduction II. Negotiation A. The Western View: Direct confrontation
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OF REGIONAL CROSS LISTING OF SHARES ON COST OF EQUITY CAPITAL: A CASE FOR KENYAN COMPANIES LISTED IN REGIONAL STOCK MARKETS. Submitted by: kiptoo martin CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION. According to Kent et al (2002); globalization of financial markets has resulted in increase in the number of firms choosing to cross list. Bruno (2004) also argues that the pressure of economic globalization is pushing companies to access foreign capital markets. Cross listing is defined
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SOCIAL MARKETING report Blood Brothers Campaign Mk418 social marketing Australia Red Cross Blood Service Executive Summary This Social Marketing Plan was commissioned by the Australian Red Cross Blood Service (ARCBS). The aim of the plan is to encourage the return of first time blood donors specifically Generation Y‚ males aged 18-25. The lack of returning donors especially young people has prompted the need for strategy to “win-back” one time only donors. Analysis
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Introduction As the world’s population increases and we become a Global society due to the increase in technology‚ more and more companies are doing business on a global scale. As business increases individuals involved in cross border business alliances have had to have a greater understanding of other cultures to aid in the sustainability of business relationships. From the way business is conducted in other cultures to the way organisations are structured‚ an understanding of these cultures
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Cross-Cultural Interactions Can you imagine a situation where you can meet someone who looks different than you and speaks a different language and travel thousands of miles without much difficulty but encounter many obligations just to travel approximately 100 miles? This is the relationship that India and Pakistan holds. Even after 65 years of parting‚ India and Pakistan has failed to establish a normal relationship. According to a report in the Indian-based Hindu‚ on January 8‚ the leader of
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CROSS-DISCIPLINARY COMMUNITIES OR KNOWLEDGE ISLANDS: EXAMINING BUSINESS DISCIPLINES JEAN A. PRATT University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire‚ WI 54702 KARINA HAUSER Utah State University Logan‚ UT 84322 CASSIDY R. SUGIMOTO Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington‚ IN 47405 ABSTRACT Successful knowledge transfer provides benefits to companies and society. Knowledge management across disparate business functions leads to improvement in business processes. Colleges are comprised of different
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In the Poem Cross by Langston Hughes‚ he shows how mixed races encounter hardships. One major hardship that mixed races encounter is identity problems. Langston demonstrates how not embracing a specific ethnicity causes him to show spitefulness toward his “white old man” and his Caucasian heritage. Langston also shows how identifying with his “Black old mother” and his African American heritage can cause bitterness because he did not know his true identity. At the end of Cross Langston struggles
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approximately 500 words‚ what motivates you to study Cross-Cultural and Sustainable Business Management at the graduate level‚ what attracted you to this program‚ and what‚ from your own academic and/or professional experience‚ you can bring to the program. With developing globalization of business‚ it is critical to business success that employees have the ability to effectively communicate with one another across cultural barriers. Cross-cultural understanding and tolerance by individuals serves
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Title: Cross-functional collaboration. By: Parker‚ Glenn M.‚ Training & Development‚ 10559760‚ Oct94‚ Vol. 48‚ Issue 10 Database: Academic Search Complete HTML Full Text CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION Contents 1. The diversity of cross-functional teams can both benefit and hinder team performance. Here are some tips for getting the best from these new-styled teams. 2. The benefits 3. Making it work in this article Cross-Functional Teams‚ Team Building The
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