~ IiItlEI Harvard Business School 9-289-049 Rev. August 5.1994 Avon Products‚ Inc. On June 1‚ 1988‚ Hicks B. Waldron‚ chairman and chief executive officer of Avon Products‚ Inc.‚ was reviewing a package of proposals that he and his financial advisors were to present to the Avon board of directors for final approval the following day. These proposals included (1) a public announcement that Avon would explore plans to divest two of its businesses‚ probably at a considerable book loss;
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Executive Summary Change in an organization is not only inevitable but necessary and it is no different for Huntington Memorial Hospital. To continue offering quality of care that is evidence based and that delivers on the unique value proposition in line with its mission‚ Huntington Memorial Hospital is switching to an automated and electronic prescription system. This system will inject effectiveness in the organization‚ reduce human errors greatly and will also enable the organization to deliver
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The Case of the Unhealthy Hospital Anthony R. Kovner Harvard Business Review No. 91506 SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 1991 HBR Anthony R. Kovner The Case of the Unhealthy Hospital Bruce Reid‚ Blake Memorial Hospital’s new CEO‚ rubbed his eyes and looked again at the 1992 budget worksheet. The more he played with the figures‚ the more pessimistic he became. Blake Memorial’s financial health was not good; it suffered from rising costs‚ static revenue‚ and declining quality of care. When the
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Hospital Pharmacy Hospital Pharmacy SECOND EDITION Edited by Martin Stephens Southampton‚ UK BPharm‚ MSc‚ MRPharmS‚ MCPP Associate Medical Director‚ Clinical Effectiveness and Medicines Management Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust Published by Pharmaceutical Press 1 Lambeth High Street‚ London SE1 7JN‚ UK 1559 St. Paul Avenue‚ Gurnee‚ IL 60031‚ USA Ó Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain 2011 is a trade mark of Pharmaceutical Press Pharmaceutical Press is the publishing
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e.g. sdb1 or sdc1.3 Warning: If you get xx wrong you may erase your hard disk. Command umount /dev/sdxx mkfs.vfat -F32 -n HBCD /dev/sdxx mkdir /mnt/cdrom mount /dev/sdxx /mnt/usb mount /dev/sr0 /mnt/cdrom cp -Rfv /mnt/cdrom/* /mnt/usb/ syslinux -i -d isolinux /dev/sdxx dd if=/usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sdx parted /dev/sdx set 1 boot on sync Explanation In case the stick has been already automounted‚ unmount it first. Format the stick. Create a CD mountpoint. Mount the stick. Mount the CD
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Smart Products and Services A smart products is an electronic device‚ generally connected to other devices or networks via different protocols such as Bluetooth‚ NFC‚ WiFi‚ 3G‚ etc.‚ that can operate to some extent interactively and autonomously. It is widely believed that these types of devices will outnumber any other forms of smart computing and communication in a very short time‚ in part‚ acting as a useful enabler for the internet things. Uses of Smart Services Minimize maintenance and repair
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Sara Lee Corp. in 2011: Has Its Retrenchment Strategy Benefitted Shareholders? Assignment Questions 1. What is Sara Lee’s corporate strategy? How has its retrenchment strategy changed the nature of its business lineup? Sara Lee corporate strategy was to implement acquisition strategies which would enlarge their geographical coverage in order to expand into new business classes. When the company started it was a small wholesale distributor of several items: coffee‚ tea and sugar and over time
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Vitamin D Vitamin D: Wonder Pill or Overkill? Wouldn’t it be great if one vitamin could build stronger bones and protect against diabetes‚ multiple sclerosis‚ cancer‚ heart disease‚ and depression? Or even help you lose weight? Researchers have high hopes for vitamin D -- which comes from our skin’s reaction to sunlight‚ a few foods‚ and supplements. Learn the facts in the slides ahead … and see who’s at risk for a "D" deficiency. Vitamin D Boosts Bone Health Vitamin D is critical for strong
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Associate Program Material Appendix D Selecting a Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet Complete the following and post as an attachment. List two objects‚ people‚ subjects‚ or concepts you are going to compare and/or contrast. Mcdonald’s and Hardee’s What are the similarities between the two objects‚ people‚ subjects‚ or concepts? List as many similarities as you can. Both are fast food restaraunts and they both sell breakfast as well as hamburgers and they both have different
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