According to American Academic Michael Porter‚ operational effectiveness means performing similar activities better than rivals do. Porter even states in his “What is Strategy?” article “operational effectiveness is necessary but not sufficient.” It is possible to achieve a competitive advantage in this way. However‚ it is not possible to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage in this way. This is what Porter is addressing when he states “operational effectiveness is necessary but not sufficient
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How the Media Affect What People Think: An Information Processing Approach Robert M. Entman Duke University The political messages of newspapers are significantly associated with the substantive political attitudes of a national sample of their readers. Diversity of news perspectives and editorial liberalism show significant relationships to readers’ support of interest groups‚ public policies‚ and politicians. The relationships vary among self-identified liberals‚ conservatives‚ and moderates
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Auditory processing is a term used to describe what happens when your brain recognizes and interprets the sounds around you. Humans hear when energy that we recognize as sound travels through the ear and is changed into electrical information that can be interpreted by the brain. The "disorder" part of auditory processing disorder means that something is adversely affecting the processing or interpretation of the information. Auditory Processing Disorder is an impaired ability to attend to‚ discriminate
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ASSIGNMENT 1 MARKETING ACROSS BOUNDRIES TOPIC : MARKETING TOOLS INTRODUCTION Marketing tools and techniques are the various methods and promotional approaches companies use to help market and sell their products and services. Marketing tools includes SWOT analysis‚ PEST analysis‚ PORTERS 5 FORCES analysis‚ TOWS analysis‚ BCG analysis. Banking in India was typically mature
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OPERATIONAL ISSUES are the issues arising in the process of how something is done‚ these are the 4 types of operational issues; Security of data: protecting a database from destructive forces and unwanted actions of unauthorised users. Backups: process of copying or archiving data so that it may be used to restore the original after data is lost. Health and safety: regulation and procedures intended to prevent accidents or injuries in the workplace or public environment. Business continuity
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Assessment Tool 2 (AT2): Written/Oral Questions 1. List some of the details outlined in an operational plan. An operational plan‚ also known as an action plan‚ is derived from an organisation’s strategic plan. It is a more concrete‚ detailed document that outlines how the strategic plans of an organisation will be achieved in practice. It includes projects to be undertaken‚ actions‚ resource policies‚ responsibilities and timeframes. It outlines the actions teams/individuals within an organisation
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Håvard Devold Oil and gas production handbook An introduction to oil and gas production ISBN 978-82-997886-1-8 PREFACE This handbook has been compiled for readers with an interest in the oil and gas production industry. It is an overview of the main processes and equipment. When we searched for a suitable introduction to be used for new engineers‚ I discovered that much of the equipment is described in standards‚ equipment manuals and project documentation. But little material was
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Tactical Leadership versus Organizational Leadership SGM Carole Puskedra United States Army Sergeants major Academy Class 40 SGM John Drawbond – Class 40 facilitator 13 Nov 2013 Abstract This paper on Leadership will compare the primary differences and characteristics between the tactical leader and the organizational leader. I will provide you with the basics for development‚ characteristics‚ and the fundamentals that
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Analytical tool An analytical tool is something used to analyze or "take a closer look at" something. It is normally a way to review the effectiveness of something. For example‚ Google offers a free web analytics tool that is used by Web Masters to track visitors on a given site. It allows Web Masters to see where visitors are coming from‚ how long they stay‚ what links they are reviewing‚ etc. Analytic Tool help with Tracking and Reports! Data flow diagram -A data flow diagram (DFD) is
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Digital Image Processing Chapter 6: Color Image Processing Spectrum of White Light 1666 Sir Isaac Newton‚ 24 year old‚ discovered white light spectrum. (Images from Rafael C. Gonzalez and Richard E. Wood‚ Digital Image Processing‚ 2nd Edition. Electromagnetic Spectrum Visible light wavelength: from around 400 to 700 nm 1. For an achromatic (monochrome) light source‚ there is only 1 attribute to describe the quality: intensity 2. For a chromatic light source‚ there are 3 attributes
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