3) Core competence / sustainable competitive advantage Online Services Division: Microsoft’s search‚ portal‚ advertising and personal communications services‚ including online information offerings such as Bing and the MSN portals and channels. Server and Tools Business: Microsoft infrastructure software‚ developer tools and cloud platform‚ including products such as Windows Server‚ SQL Server‚ Visual Studio‚ System Center and the Windows Azure Platform. Microsoft Business Solutions: A portfolio
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CYP Core 3.4 Support children and young peoples health and safety Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services 1.1 There are many factors that have to be taken into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. It is essential to start the planning thinking about the childs needs. The age and development of their children must also be taken into account. If babies are being looked after
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Another framework is the Sue (2001) threefold model of cultural competence that integrates five race- and culture specific constituencies who merit such competence (African Americans‚ Asian Americans‚ Latino Americans‚ Native Americans‚ and European Americans); 31 specific competencies divided into three domains (beliefs/attitudes‚ knowledge‚ and skills); and four ‘‘foci’’ or levels of analysis to which cultural competence should apply (individual‚ professional‚ organizational‚ and societal). There
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experience for all involved. When there is an absence of Cultural competency it can have a number of negative effects for the patient but also for the healthcare practitioner. After reading the article‚ "Why is There a Compelling Need for Cultural Competence" I learned that knowing a patients socio-cultural background can decrease the likelihood of liability or malpractice claims. When a patient feels respected‚ understood‚ and the line of communication is open the health care provider is less likely
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On Leadership and Core Values Our Goal Our goal is to be a leader and innovator in the field of producing leaders and innovators. This requires our organization‚ from CEO to groundskeepers‚ to engage continuously in a process of honest self-evaluation; critical analysis; creative and courageous experimentation in problem-solving; and relentless application of lessons-learned in our operational duties‚ pedagogy‚ and personal relationships. It requires us‚ also‚ to be fair‚ broad-minded‚ and
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Nike’s core competencies exist in their effective marketing strategies and their innovative product design. These two elements provide much value and benefits to Nike’s consumers‚ are not easy for competitions to imitate‚ and can be leveraged widely to most of their products and markets. Although Nike does not manufacture any of its own shoes‚ the company is still today’s leader in selling athletic shoes and apparel. Nike’s marketing strategy is an important component of the company’s success. Nike
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Agency Visit Marcella Ruiz BSHS/332 October tenth‚ 2011 Marcia Winter Agency Visit Agency’s Name Crystal Monarch is a youth center that recently opened up in Pocatello Idaho. The main focus of the center is to help youth ranging in age from 12 to 25. They hold special events and have an after-school program that helps teenagers explore different aspects and learn new skills. The agency realizes the need for a variety of programs and educational opportunities. This is why the agency has
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firms must possess a detailed‚objective understanding of their own business and the market in which they operate.[3] In analyzing these issues‚ the discipline of marketing management often overlaps with the related discipline of strategic planning. Core 1 Orientation Profit driver Western European timeframe Description Production[2] Production methods until the 1950s A firm focusing on a production orientation
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1. There are four categories of the Satter Eating Competence Model; eating attitudes‚ food acceptance‚ internal regulation‚ and contextual skills. How people view food is important in eating attitudes. Dieters tend to feel guilty after eating food they labeled as bad food and putting themselves in a vicious cycle between restrict and binge. Solution suggested in the article was quit dieting and enjoy foods even foods for the soul. For better food acceptance‚ it is necessary to try new foods and eat
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from customers because of the fixed commitment and non-refundable policy. It also helped to determine how much capacity the airline maintained as a safeguard for demand for general cargo. Question 4 Does Lufthansa Cargo effectively reach its business and risk-sharing objectives? Lufthansa does not effectively reach its business and risk sharing
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