ABSTRACT STRATEGIC CONTINGENCY PLANNING By Karen Scott-Martinet Fall 2006 The objective of this study was to develop a strategic contingency planning model to be used to fully incorporate emergency management and business continuity into organization structures. (For the purpose of this study‚ Emergency Management and Business Continuity were collectively referred to as “contingency planning.”) Presently‚ contingency planning is mainly done on an operational or tactical level. Current
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Unfortunately‚ computers crash and Internet connections fail—usually at the most inconvenient times. It is extremely important to have a plan in place‚ just in case. After all‚ Instructors expect assignments to be turned in on time‚ regardless of technical difficulties. Tip: Update this information each time you begin a course. Institution Website Addresses If your computer is not working‚ you may need to access your online courses and other services from a different computer. Often students
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products provided by more than one supplier‚ involves multiple expertise‚ and costs tens of millions of Rands. If a transformer fails‚ the cost of rectification can go as high as over 70% of the price of a new one. By so saying‚ risk management and contingency planning plays a key role in the management of such a project. In this report‚ the need and process of risk management as well as the types of risks in relation to the power transformer project are discussed. 2. PROJECT BACKGROUD A power transformer
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"MARKETING MYOPIA" MYOPIA (adapted from Mintzberg‚ 1994:279-281) In 1960‚ Theodore Levitt‚ a marketing professor at the Harvard Business School‚ published a celebrated article entitled "Marketing Myopia." It is difficult to find a manager or planner who does not know the theme‚ even if he or she has never read the article.The basic point was that firms should define themselves in terms of broad industry orientation—"underlying generic need" in the words of Kotler and Singh (1981:39)—rather than
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Contingency Planning for the Health Care Provider Mia M. Carter American Intercontinental University April 27‚ 2014 Abstract In this paper can be found a generic contingency plan for the health care industry‚ this paper shows how quickly things can change for health care providers‚ and what steps that need to be taken in case of a down ward spiral for the provider. This paper explains the seven steps of a contingency plan in detail to achieve maximum effectiveness. In this case‚ the contingency
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Suggest three contingencies AirAsia should consider and rationalize your choice. What are the main modifications to the current marketing strategy should AirAsia undertake to respond to these contingencies. There are number of threats that AirAsia faces thus it should have well-prepared contingency plans in case certain situations occur. The following part focuses on analyzing three main contingencies that AirAsia should take into consideration as well as the modifications to the current marketing
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Blog Addiction: A Contingency Analysis Kristina Semenchuk November 30‚ 2012 California State University‚ Fresno Introduction For my Contingency Analysis‚ I will be analyzing the way I use social networking. Examples of social networking would be Facebook‚ Tumblr‚ Twitter‚ etc. These are websites that are primarily created for people to keep contact‚ come together‚ and share things about each other to whoever they please. The question is‚ do I use social networking the way it was primarily
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Contingency planning ("always have a Plan B") will help small business owners avoid many complex problems. But when it comes to commercial loans and commercial mortgages‚ working capital strategies often fail to include adequate attention to contingency plans that anticipate what can go wrong with business financing. One of the most effective and entertaining portrayals of contingency planning is a movie called "Rare Birds". This movie stars William Hurt and includes variations of the line‚ "Always
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Harvard Business Review January 1994 The Fall and Rise of Strategic Planning by Henry Mintzberg When strategic planning arrived on the scene in the mid-‐1960s‚ corporate leaders embraced it as “the one best way” to devise and implement strategies that would enhance the competitiveness of each business
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CHAPTER 13 Current Liabilities and Contingencies ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE (BY TOPIC) Topics 1. Concept of liabilities; definition and classification of current liabilities. 2. Accounts and notes payable; dividends payable. 3. Short-term obligations expected to be refinanced. 4. Deposits and advance payments. 5. Compensated absences. 6. Collections for third parties. 7. Contingent liabilities (General). 8. Guaranties and warranties. 9. Premiums and awards offered to customers. Questions
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