December 2007 Excellus Creates EA and SOA Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield Creates Enterprise Architecture and SOA Solution to Consolidate Disparate IT Systems Executive Overview When several Blue Cross Blue Shield programs in upstate New York merged‚ each organization brought its own business processes and IT systems to the new entity. Because they were so different‚ yet had to be consolidated‚ the new entity‚ Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield‚ wanted to first implement a strong business analysis
Premium Enterprise architecture
people it may just be a brand of good tasting pizza‚ The Red Barron was actually a German fighter ace of World War I. His full name was Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen‚ who will be referred to as von Richthofen for simplicity ’s sake. By the Germans‚ he was called "der rote Kampfflieger" (The Red Battle-Flyer)‚ the French called him "le Diable Rouge" (Red Devil)‚ and in the English-speaking world he is known as "The Red Barron." In a time of ancient aircraft technology when
Premium
Hospitals are vital segment in health care and are under constant pressure to deliver high quality care and be cost effective. Strategic planning involves participation of many stakeholders with the goal of trying to meet or exceed expectations of the stated objective. The planning process involves three elements: preparing and a strategy‚ carry out the strategy‚ and the control and assessment phase. The purpose of the evaluation stage is to calculate the difference between anticipated expectations
Premium Health care Health care provider Patient
Stakeholder Issue/ sub-issues Stand/ Expressed Interest on the Issue Power/Influence Remarks/ Comments Actor (Real character in the film) Group/ Sector 1. Mr. Pesales (Father of farmer who was killed) Farmers or Rural poor sector Death of his son‚ lack of justice Investigate the death of his son‚ Human rights violation Low influence‚ has potential power if he unites and works with farmers’ group 2. Col. Tabora Philippine government; Philippine military Men accused of violating human rights Farmers
Premium Human rights Peasant Farmer
Chapter 13 The Impact of Globalization on Cross-Cultural Communication Lowell C. Matthews and Bharat Thakkar Additional information is available at the end of the chapter http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/45816 1. Introduction In a global environment the ability to communicate effectively can be a challenge. Even when both parties speak the same language there can still be misunderstandings due to ethic and cultural differences. Over the last decade‚ there have been countless examples from
Premium Cross-cultural communication Management Communication
Product Red‚ styled as (PRODUCT)RED‚ is a brand licensed to partner companies such as Nike‚ American Express (UK)‚ Apple Inc.‚ Starbucks‚ Converse‚ Bugaboo‚ Penguin Classics (UK & International)‚ Gap‚ Emporio Armani‚ Hallmark (US)‚ Dell‚ SAP and Beats Electronics (Beats by Dr. Dre). The concept was founded in 2006 by U2 frontman and activist‚ Bono‚ together with Bobby Shriver of the ONE/DATA; the pair sought to engage the private sector for the purpose of raising awareness and funds to help eliminate
Premium
The Red lobster’s mission statement states that “Here at Red Lobster we’re passionate about serving our guests great seafood. It’s why we go the extra mile to bring you the best dining experience possible. Our fishermen take pride in catching only the highest quality seafood‚ and the freshest fish. Our grill master’s expertly perfect flavors‚ cooking seafood and steak over a wood fire grill. And our servers pull out all the stops to make every dining experience feel extra special. It’s our passion
Premium Food Seafood Customer service
People with mental illness for example are linked to some sort of stereotypes such as they can’t lead a normal life like having a job like other people. Moreover‚ it is argued that stigma comes in two different kinds such as external and internal stigmatizations. External stigma is that perpetuated by people in society which results in discrimination and prejudice against the mentally ill. Internal stigma on the other hand refers to one’s self stigmatization which is the
Premium Sociology Psychology Mental disorder
External Environment: Opportunities and Threats for JetBlue Airway Societal environment After September 2001‚ air travel decreased sharply and major airline companies had lost the money. This makes those airline companies to increase the debt by tapping their credit lines and/or issuing bonds. These actions were vital to help the carriers survive the dramatic decline in passenger levels and fares‚ and the sharp increase in losses‚ but left most of the major airlines burdened with huge debt
Premium Southwest Airlines Delta Air Lines Low-cost carrier
Cross-cultural business Australia Business Etiquette & Culture Australia Introduction Australia has a population of almost 20 million people in a country not much smaller than the contiguous 48 United States. However‚ the great majority of the population is located in a few major urban centers. The large majority of the population (93%) has a European heritage‚ primarily English. The predominant language of the country is English with Christianity the largest religion (75%). The Aborigines
Premium Japan Geert Hofstede