Section A Markets and governments have complementary roles in industrialization. Markets are dealing with the growing economics complexity that came with industrialization. Then‚ governments have to determine the types of economy. a) Identify the type of economics system and explain the economic characteristics of each. Economic systems are normally distinguished by the extent of government involvement in resource allocation and goods production. There are three major types of economic systems
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1. Synopsis Sears‚ the well known department store chain has experienced change more often than ever in the recent times. The company went through the change in order to strengthen its traditional business and divest other retail segments. But each and every time the change program proved to be ineffective looking at it from long term perspective. 2. Issues The major issues of the case are: • Was it a good idea to appoint someone who is not from the company itself to
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How do the Sears changes reflect a total rewards approach? A total rewards approach can be implemented in a company to attract‚ engage‚ and retain employees. When designing an effective total rewards approach a mixture of five key elements are used to tailor a program that reinforces the overall business strategy of a company while ensuring organizational success for the future. These five key elements are: compensation‚ benefits‚ work life‚ performance and recognition‚ and finally development
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Case Study – What Happened to Kmart? 1. Evaluate Kmart using the value chain and competitive forces models. What was Kmart’s business model and business strategy? Kmart has numerous problems with its value chain. This is evident from the suppliers sending items that the suppliers want to sell‚ shelves remaining unstocked‚ the "hand shifting" reordering process for popular items‚ products being allocated by central planners and not based on individual store demand‚ excess inventory stored in 15
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pp. 77-166). New York: Wiley. Carrell‚ P. L. (1996). Second language reading strategy training: What is the role of metacognition? Atlanta‚ GA: Department of Applied Linguistics and ESL‚ Georgia State University. Chamot‚ A Chamot‚ A. U.‚ & O ’Malley‚ J. M. (1986). A cognitive academic language learning approach: An ESL content-based curriculum. Wheaton‚ MD: National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education. Chamot‚ A. U.‚ & O ’Malley‚ J. M. (1994). The CALLA handbook: Implementing the cognitive academic
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Case Analysis of Sears Changes Again and Again Synopsis The case ‘Sears Changes Again and Again’‚ highlights the changes Sears‚ the well known departmental store had undertaken to solve problems and to reinvent itself in order to survive and prosper in the 21st century. The case also highlights how leadership facilitates to bring about changes in the organization to improve from the current state of being. At Sears under different leadership‚ various changes were made in the organizational structure
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Ethics and Social Responsibility Sears Auto Center Scandal Managing Business Ethics Text (pp.207 - 210) Ethical Decision-making Issue: Should Sears remove its commission-based compensation scheme? Group Stand: The majority of the group believes that Ellen should be removed from the team. Support for Motion: Rawl’s theory/Egalitarianism The underlying inequality is that car owners are paying for repair services they do not require while Sears benefits by earning higher profits. This
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Sanderman‚ A.R.‚ Levy‚ J. (2008). Educating English language learners: Building teacher capacity Khatib‚ M.‚ Rezaei‚ S.‚ & Derakhshan‚ A. (2011). Literature in EFL/ESL Classroom. English Language Teaching‚ 4(1)‚ 201-208. Nam‚ J. (2010). Linking research and practice: Effective Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary in the ESL Classroom O ’Byrne‚ B. (2001). Needed: A compass to navigate the multilingual English classroom. Journal Of Adolescent & Adult Literacy‚ 44(5)‚ 440 Pernell‚ E.‚ McIntyre
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Additional hotel vocabulary Term Definition Example adjoining rooms hotel rooms that are next to each other If you want we can book your parents in an adjoining room. connecting rooms adjacent hotel rooms with a door opening between them Would you like me to book your children in a connecting room. amenities local facilities such as stores and restaurants We are located downtown‚ so we are close to all of the amenities. bellboy a staff member who helps guests with their luggage
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