Chapter 3 #2 - When is a company’s competitive advantage most likely to endure over time? A company’s competitive advantage is most likely to endure over time when the company has built barriers to imitation‚ which make it difficult for a competitor to copy the company’s distinctive competencies. Another element needed is the ability to quickly react to changes in the customer’s needs and have a high absorptive capacity in order to identify‚ value‚ assimilate‚ and use new knowledge. Lastly‚ the
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| Course Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr Abdullah Mohd Noor TOPIC 1: OVERVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 1. Introduction This topic will give you the overview of research‚ research in education and research report. After completing this topic‚ you should be able to: (a) define research and educational research; (b) explain stages in research; (c) explain research as a problem-solving model; (d) explain the chapters/sections and contents of a research report; and (e) identify stages of
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Introduction Revelation chapter 4 is a vivid depiction of the Holy Throne room. John of Patmos‚ the author of the book of Revelation is called up into Heaven where he sees the One who sits on the throne‚ and illusion to God the Father. Surrounding God are elders on thrones and all kinds of creatures‚ singing of the endless glory of God. This description of the throne room has strong ties to the book of Ezekiel‚ and they both portray the same message‚ all attention‚ honor‚ and glory should be given
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Chapter 1 Human Resource Management Ivancevich‚ Human Resource Management‚ Ninth Edition 1 True/False Questions 1. Elder care benefits are becoming more important to employees. Answer: True Page: 3 Difficulty: Easy 2. Human resource management ‚ industrial relations ‚ and personnel are all terms that have been used to describe the HR function. Answer: True Page: 4 Difficulty: Easy 3. The number of companies offering online access to HR functions
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CHAPTER FOUR Q4.3. Power Toys (a) Since every resource has exactly one worker assigned to it‚ the bottleneck is the assembly station with the highest processing time (#3) (b) Capacity = 1 / 90 sec = 40 units per hour (c) Direct labor cost = Labor cost per hour / flow rate = 9*$15/h / 40 trucks per hour = $3.38/truck (d) Direct labor cost in work cell= (75+85+90+65+70+55+80+65+80) sec/truck * $15/hr = $2.77/truck (e) Utilization = flow rate / capacity 85 sec / 90 sec = 94.4% (f) (g) Capacity = 1
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Part I INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY 1 The Evolution of Microorganisms and Microbiology CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter introduces the field of microbiology and discusses the importance of microorganisms not only as causative agents of disease‚ but also as important contributors to food production‚ antibiotic manufacture‚ vaccine development‚ and environmental management. It presents a brief history of the science of microbiology and an overview of the microbial world. The origin of life and
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BA 322 Study Guide for Getting to Yes (GTY) “Introduction” and Chapter 1 Don’t Bargain Over Positions Getting to Yes (Negotiating Agreement without Giving In) by Roger Fisher and William Ury 1. About GTY 1a. Getting to Yes is based on the work of the Harvard Negotiation Project‚ a group that deals continually with all levels of negotiation and conflict resolution from domestic to business to international. 1b. About the authors Roger Fisher teaches negotiation at the Harvard Law School
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1 Business Activities and the Role of Accounting Firm’s Objectives • What is the Objective (Goal) of a Firm? – Delivering high quality products? – Producing at the lowest possible cost? – Developing innovative products? – High customer satisfaction? – A state bailout? – Long-term growth? – Survival? – Making money? /Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences Maximize shareholder value PAGE 2 Finance and Accounting in the Organization and Accounting Secure financial resources It is what
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Chapter 4 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems Student Learning Objectives 1. What ethical‚ social‚ and political issues are raised by information systems? 2. What specific principles for conduct can be used to guide ethical decisions? 3. Why do contemporary information systems technology and the Internet pose challenges to the protection of individual privacy and intellectual property? 4. How have information systems affected everyday life? Chapter Outline 4.1 Understanding
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Cinthia Gutierrez Acc 307 Homework Chapter 4 3. Allen visits Reno‚ Nevada‚ once a year to gamble. This year his gambling loss was $25‚000. He commented to you‚ “At least I didn’t have to pay for my airfare and hotel room. The casino paid that because I am such a good customer. That was worth at least $3‚000. “What are the relevant tax issues for Allen? Allen received something of value from the casino. Under the broad concept of income‚ the airfare and hotel accommodations would be considered
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