gives clues to the prevailing climate at that time. Wood has been an important construction material since humans began building shelters‚ houses and boats. Nearly all boats were made out of wood until the late 19th century‚ and wood remain in common use today in boat construction. Elm in particular was used for this purpose as it resisted decay as long as it was kept wet. Narra has good weathering characteristics and is typically very durable regarding decay resistance. It is generally resistant to
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Creating a Process-Driven Organization at AgCredit AgCredit‚ The MidWest Agriculture Credit and Loan Company is a midsize financial institution which concentrates on agribusiness. Over the past few years there is a significant growth in business and plays its own role by competing with other larger banks. "Even though AgCredit had an extensive customer knowledge‚ the process and customers were taxed to the hilt due to the lack of better technological system"‚ said Jim Finney‚ CEO of AgCredit. (McKeen
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------------------------------------------------- 1.What is emotional intelligence? -Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the ability to identify‚ use‚ understand‚ and manage emotions in positive ways to relieve stress‚ communicate effectively‚ empathize with others‚ overcome challenges‚ and defuse conflict. Emotional intelligence impacts many different aspects of your daily life‚ such as the way you behave and the way you interact with others. -If you have a high emotional intelligence you are able to recognize
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Creating a Process-Driven Organization at AgCredit 1. Propose an organizational structure for the IT department that you feel would support the transformation of AgCredit into a process-centric organization. AgCredit should appoint a CEO who is responsible for carrying out the strategic plan and will ultimately responsible for managing company operations coupled with a Vice President would oversee operations‚ carry out the strategic plan set forth by the CEO‚ and manage the four separate
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2. How does the use of the Internet‚ intranets‚ and extranets by companies today support their business processes and activities? In order to succeed today‚ organizations that are competing in global markets are increasing rapidly. The increased use of technologies such as the Internet‚ intranets‚ and extranets will definitely revolutionize how businesses will operate and how they will use computers to compete. The Internet and related technologies and applications have changed the ways companies
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Case Description The case sheds light on the management of a firm looking to improve on their order process by making it more efficient. The firm is fairly large having about five different production facilities which manufacture chemicals used in plastics‚ fibers‚ and coatings in the south eastern region of the United States. The case goes in depth into the firm’s order process. When a customer faxes‚ mails in the order‚ or calls‚ his order is taken down by a representative who manually takes
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The budgeting process and the end product‚ the budget‚ comprise two essential elements of multinational management: planning and control. Planning is the primary function of the budgeting process and the result‚ the budget‚ provides the basis for subsequent monitoring and control of activities. For a multinational firm‚ with geographically dispersed subsidiaries to coordinate and control‚ an ineffective planning and control system can be disastrous. For the typical multinational firm‚ the budgeting
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I— Introduction The business market is comprised of organizations that‚ in some form‚ are involved in the manufacturer‚ distribution or support of products or services sold or otherwise provided to other organizations. The amount of purchasing undertaken in the business market easily dwarfs the total spending by consumers. Because the business market is so large it draws the interest of millions of companies worldwide that market exclusively to business customers. For these marketers understanding
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and interdependent; as a result‚ the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. Use the Internet to research one (1) of the following organizations: ? De Beers Diamond Company ? National Football League (NFL) ? British Petroleum (BP) ? National Rifle Association (NRA) Write a six (6) page paper in which you: 1. Specify the nature‚ structure‚ types of products or service of your chosen organization‚ and two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment
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All organisations are involved in some form of transformation process. They take inputs such as land‚ labour‚ capital and entrepreneurship and turn them into outputs such as physical goods and intangible services. In many cases the output of a business is a combination of goods and services; for example in a restaurant you are buying a meal but also the environment and the service. The aim of all organisations is to add value i.e. to create outputs that are worth more than the inputs. In many cases
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