JAMES WILLIAMS Year 12 Industrial Technology Timber & Furniture INDUSTRY REPORT [pic] Index Historical background to the industry P. 3-6 Brief history P. 4 Significant developments P. 4-5 Future of industry P. 6 Structural Factors P. 7-10 Specific areas of industry P. 8 Vocational areas P. 8-9 Changes in vocational culture P.10 Technical Factors P. 11-13 Significance of technical factors P.12-13
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Information Superiority CPT Woodrow Anderson CAX Class 757 Information Superiority 1 Purpose To present the concept of information superiority and the drivers of success Information Superiority 2 References • FM 3-0‚ June 2001‚ Operations • FM 100-6‚ August 1996‚ Information Operations • Joint Publication (JP) 3-13‚ 13 February 2006‚ Information Operations • National Security Strategy‚ September 2002 • Joint Vision 2020 • Exploring Information Superiority‚ 2004 • Defense Information
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Introduction Capitalism is a political‚ social and economic system subject to periodic instability‚ change and the like which influences the business world in many ways. The Post-Fordism era in broaden sense is generic description of Capitalism period which mainly is characterised by flexible production of non-standardized‚ better-quality goods embracing adaptability of production processes in harmony with the unpredictable nature of markets to meet customers’ satisfaction. The changes made in notion
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Imane Malihi Prof. Fred Friend BLW411/511 March 27‚ 2014 The Downfall of Enron Corporation “Ethics and integrity are at the core of sustainable long term success … Without them‚ no strategy can work and‚ as Enron has demonstrated‚ enterprises will fail. That’s despite having some of the ‘smartest’ guys in the room.” by Richard Rudden. As the quotation states‚ ethics and integrity play a key role in the success of any corporation; through these principles‚ companies can ensure their compliance
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Technological advancements over the past two decades have totally changed the way in which offices across the globe work. The evolution of the personal computer (PC) has provided the platform upon which major advances in word processing‚ filing‚ scheduling‚ communication and access to information have become possible. But just how have such advancements affected the state of employment within offices? During this essay I shall discuss just a few of the major technological changes and identify their
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Corporation began. They offered a variety of services that were not limited to natural gas but also included electricity‚ communications‚ and many energy related services. Together‚ CEO Jeffrey Skilling‚ Chairman Ken Lay‚ and CFO Andrew Fastow were able to bring transformation to Enron. They created a multi-billion dollar Wall Street celebrity out of an electricity and gas company. There was an unusual growth spurt in Enron’s profit of about $69 billion from 1998 to 2000. This caught the attention
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than 700 SPEs. 1991 The first SPE used by Enron was called Cactus in late 1991 following approval of EIIF Issue 90-15 in July 1991. The situation was that Jeff Skilling had made promises of $900 million to multiple large natural gas producers to start the “gas bank‚” but Enron did not have the cash to fulfill the promises. Jeff Skilling and Andy Fastow (new on the job 1989) set up an SPE and convinced several investors‚ including GE‚ to put up $27 million (3%). With $873 million from investment
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While I enjoyed reading the Enron Case Study by Sims and Brinkmann and found it to be extremely informative‚ the movie‚ Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room‚ provided additional information‚ details‚ and context regarding the individuals‚ decisions‚ and factors that contributed to Enron’s downfall (McLean & Elkind‚ 2003). To begin with‚ the movie delved into Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling’s personal‚ educational‚ and professional background and provided context regarding how their backgrounds influenced
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Jeffrey Skilling – Consultant‚ Hired as a young consultant‚ as due to deregulation‚ Enron incurred massive debts. Jeffrey skilling was hired to come up with innovative new ideas. His revolutionary idea for Enron was to ‘create a gas bank in which Enron would buy gas from a network of suppliers and sell to a network of consumers‚ contractually guaranteeing both the supply and the price‚ charging fees for the transactions and assuming the associated risks’ Lay impressed with Skillings brilliance
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Some argue Enron’s record-breaking bankruptcy and eventual demise was the result of a lack of ethical corporate behavior attributed‚ more generally‚ to capitalism’s inability to check the unmitigated growth of corporate greed. Others believe Enron’s collapse can be traced back to questionable accounting practices such as mark-to-market accounting and the utilization of Special Purpose Entities (SPE’s) to hide financial debt. In other instances‚ people point toward Enron’s mismanagement of risk and
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