Core Competence for SustainableCompetitive Advantage:A Structured Methodology for Identifying Core Competence Khalid Hafeez‚YanBing Zhang‚Naila Malak IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT‚VOL.49‚NO.1‚FEBRUARY 2002 Speaker: Pei-Yung Zhong 2002/08/14 1 Outline • Introduction • New Waves of Strategic Management • Capability is Formed by the Integration of Resources • Firm Competencies are Special Capabilities • Core Competencies are Flexible • Core Competence Identification:A Case Study • Discussion
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Cultural competence and ethical responsibility of counselors is an issue that holds increasing importance. To be both multicultural and ethical is increasingly challenging. The population of the United States is changing quickly from a predominately white Caucasian society to an ethnically diverse society`. The Hispanic population‚ which represented only 9% of the population in 1990‚ is projected to increase to about 25% of the population by 2050. The number of African Americans‚ Asian Americans/Pacific
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Cultural competence is defined as possessing the skills and knowledge necessary to appreciate‚ respect‚ and work with individuals from different cultures. It is a concept that requires self-awareness‚ awareness and understanding of cultural differences‚ and the ability to adapt to clinical skills and practices as needed (London et al. 2003). In the Orthodox Jewish community‚ there are many strict cultural guidelines that the women must adhere to. Within the following paper I will provide examples
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Cultural Competence Given that I have had previous experience with people from various cultures and differing worldviews‚ I may have more of an advantage than most with this topic. I have lived in group housing that taught me valuable lessons in dealing with those who have different ideas and values than me‚ and found that if I allow myself to be open and receptive‚ I can see where others’ perspectives originate‚ and find something worthwhile in other’s disputes. On the other hand‚ people always
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1. How to improve your own Interpersonal communication competence. Although the art of communication is sometimes perceived as an innate skill‚ one can learn to develop or enhance this skill. One may ask how? The answer is simple; by adapting and adjusting to the person’s behaviour in order to convey a message that is well understood‚ that will produce the desired results without compromising the communicator’s self-respect. 2. How to improve your self-esteem (pg 29) To every effort amounts
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Distinctively visual texts use a variety of techniques to convey the experiences during the war. In John Misto’s 1996 play ‘The Shoe-Horn Sonata’ which is about women nurses enduring Japanese POW camps‚ such distinctive experiences as power and survival are shown through techniques like lighting‚ projecting image‚ sound‚ symbols‚ dialogue and body language. In Kenneth Slessor’s 1942 poem ‘Beach Burial’ he also comments about survival in war and the power in distinctively visual ways
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A Publication of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association. Vol. 11‚ No. 3‚ pp.303 – 312. Communication Competence: A Malaysian Perspective Lailawati Mohd Salleh‚ PhD Faculty of Economics and Management Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 Serdang‚ Selangor Malaysia Email: lailawati_mohd_salleh@hotmail.com 304 Communication Competence Introduction Communication competence has been studied in a diverse array of scholarship such as human-computer interaction‚ marketing‚ gerontology‚ institutional
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Gagne’s Eight Distinctive Types of Learning To complete this assignment‚ you will need to fill in the following boxes: 1. In the first box you will identify one of Gagne’s Eight Distinctive Types of Learning. 2. In the next box you will provide a description of the Learning Type you identified. 3. In the last box you will discuss how this Learning Type does or does not apply to you and your learning. 4. Repeat steps until all Eight of Gagne’s Distinctive Types of Learning are identified
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Discuss the ways in which distinctive ecologies can develop along routeways (10 marks) Routeways such as roads‚ railways and canals can provide habitats for many species of plant and insect life because they often act as protected areas in which ecological succession can occur. There are several ways in which this can happen. One way in which ecologies can develop along routeways is that plant seeds‚ e.g. Oxford ragwort or buddleia‚ that have become windborne can be transported along by cars or trains
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Imagine going to see a therapist for the first time as a minority. From the perspective of the client the decision to see a therapist can potentially cause anxiety‚ nervousness‚ and doubts. A culturally competent counselor will most likely have the skills‚ tools‚ empathy and understanding to be able help ease their clients concerns and establish a productive client-therapist relationship. To be discussed in this paper‚ is the importance of a culturally competent assessment. The case study of Mrs
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