Acquiring core capabilities through organizational learning: Illustrations from the U.S. military organizations∗ Pierre Barbaroux♣ ♣ Cécile Godé-Sanchez♣ Research Center of the French Air Force Defense and Knowledge Management Department CReA 10.401 – BA 701 – F-13661 Salon Air {pbarbaroux ; cgs}@cr-ea.net Abstract. This paper focuses on the development of core capabilities through organizational learning. It insists on the variety of learning types which must be articulated in order
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Managing and Leading staff: a vital element which the Head of Department must fulfil. The inspectorate commented that ‘too many heads of department take the narrow view that their responsibility is for managing resources rather than people’ (Her Majesty ’s Chief Inspector of Schools‚ 1997). Being able to lead and manage staff has become a vital role which the Head of Department must fulfil to create an effective and successful department. For many‚ however‚ managing staff and getting them to work
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13 Domestic Cabinet Departments 1.) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) – responsibilities include farming‚ agricultural products‚ food stamps‚ and anti-poverty programs‚ and conservation and natural resource protection. The inspectors of this department are responsible for the safety of the nation’s food supply. 2.) U.S. Department of Commerce- responsible for everything we buy and sell‚ they regulate everything from foreign trade to fishing to the granting of patents‚ they oversee programs
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| Question #2 - Assume each department (new‚ used‚ service) is treated as profit center‚ as described in the case. Also assume in a-c that it is known with certainty beforehand that the repairs will cost $1‚594. a. In your opinion‚ at what value should this trade-in (unrepaired) be transferred from the new-car department to the used-car department? Why? b. In your opinion‚ how much should the service department be able to charge the used-car department for the repairs on this trade-in
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Running head: THE UNION DRIVE AT APOLLO CORPORATION The Union Drive at Apollo Corporation [Name of Student] Kaplan University MT203: Human Resource Management [Name of Professor] [Date of Submission] The Union Drive at Apollo Corporation The case study of labor relations at Apollo Corporation concentrates on the violations committed by the Human Resource Director with regards to the termination of employment of a long-time employee despite the employee having substandard qualities in terms
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Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) is a company specializing in the production of oil and natural gas. This company is headquartered in Oklahoma City‚ Oklahoma but has various sites all over The United States of America and Canada. Founded in 1971‚ Devon has went from no assets and five workers to now having a major publicized company that has about five thousand employees and a thirty billion dollar market value. Acquiring and merging with other energy and oil and gas
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Training is an essential part of the fire department‚ whether it is annual‚ daily‚ or basic training; there are often too many resulting unnecessary deaths and injuries. Training is the fundamentals to any job‚ and in the fire department training is the only thing fire fighters can rely on to do their job and save their life and others. Training has specific goals in order to improve individual’s performance‚ productivity‚ capability‚ and capacity. Police‚ emergency medical services‚ and fire service
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Discrimination Against Women In The Police Department Often when a person thinks of discrimination‚ they think of discrimination against different races‚ however‚ there are different types of discrimination that exists in our society‚ regardless of skin color‚ wealth or social status. There are different types of discrimination such as‚ race‚ religion‚ sexual orientation‚ height‚ weight and more (Dempsey pg. 197). There are no limits where discrimination takes place and unfortunately it can take
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Toyota Motor Corporation Table of Contents Table of Contents ii 1. Introduction 1 1.1. History 2 2. Financial Information 3 2.1. Financial Analysis 3 3. Mergers and Acquisitions 4 4. Competition and Foreign Interests 5 5. Future Expectations 5 6. Conclusion 6 References 7 1. Introduction Toyota‚ which is known as Toyota Motor Corporation is one of the most exciting names in the automobile industry today. Toyota is one of the most competitive companies globally and has
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Introduction to Corporation Accounting CORPORATION - an artificial being created by operation of law‚ having the right of succession and the powers‚ attributes and properties expressly authorized by law or incident to its existence (New Corporation Code of the Philippines). A corporation is an entity created by law that is separate and distinct from its owners and its continued existence is dependent upon the corporate statutes of the state in which it is incorporated. Characteristics of a Corporation The characteristics
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