Cultural Competance In Health Care Health can only be defined in relation to a person’s own values‚ which will‚ of necessity‚ reflect the cultural background of that person. White Australian health professionals in general‚ and nurses in particular‚ need to understand the meaning of health within a traditional Aboriginal culture‚ in order to respond appropriately to the health needs of Aboriginal people. This essay will discuss the definition of Aboriginal health and identify how the principles
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Five Forces Analysis of the Computer Games Industry(NINTENDO) As explained by porter the five forces framework helps to identify the sources of competition in an industry/sector –(the competitive environment) Customers Since console manufacturers suggest retail prices over entire countries or regions‚ individual customers have no bargaining power. Software purchased for one console cannot be played on other consoles so switching costs are high; if an individual wants to play a particular
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business strategy is identifying the organization’s core competencies. Therefore‚ an important part of strategic planning is identifying and predicting the core competencies. Core Competencies According to Prahalad and Hamel (1990) “Core competencies are the collective learning in the organization‚ especially how to coordinate diverse production skills and integrate multiple streams of technologies.” From their points of view the core competencies are the collective knowledge and skills
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According to this article‚ core competencies involve many different people on many different levels. Core competencies are concepts that are enhanced as they are used; unlike physical assets of the company that become outdated with time and deteriorate‚ core competencies develop as they are shared and applied throughout. The concept has three key requirements for a company to view it has a central means to its way the company or employees work. One requirement for a core competency is that it is not
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Core Competencies Introduction Core competencies are those capabilities that are critical to a business achieving competitive advantage. The starting point for analysing core competencies is recognising that competition between businesses is as much a race for competence mastery as it is for market position and market power. Senior management cannot focus on all activities of a business and the competencies required to undertake them. So the goal is for management to focus attention on competencies
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Week 5 Journal: The Communication Competence Scale (Lewicki et al.‚ 2009‚ p. 691) Results To begin‚ I have a caveat and that is I did not receive instructions on how to interpret my score on this questionnaire‚ but I was successful in locating the “Communication Competence Scoring Grid” at https://brainmass.com. I believe the questionnaire results accurately reflect my communication competence. Strengths My strengths were in the areas of “Presence Cognitions” and “Consequence Cognitions”. Presence
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Sony’s Future Focus in the Video Game Industry The video game industry has gone through six generations of consoles‚ and the seventh is now underway with new consoles from Nintendo‚ Sony‚ and Microsoft. Atari led the first generation of the video game industry. They were able to create the first home video game Pong in 1972‚ and they were the first to develop the interchangeable cartridge and the joystick. The creation of the interchangeable cartridges allowed for third party independent video
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Core Competencies Core competencies are the essential capabilities that create a firm’s sustainable competitive advantage. Based on experience‚ knowledge‚ and know-how‚ they are built up over time and cannot be easily imitated. For this reason‚ products and technologies are seldom core competencies. The advantage they provide is short-lived‚ and other companies can readily purchase‚ emulate‚ or improve upon them. Core competencies are more likely to be processes. Processes cut across functional
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Cultural competence in nursing is defined as the incorporation of personal cultural diversity experience‚ awareness‚ and sensitivity into everyday practice ( Schim & Dorenbos‚2010; Schim‚ Dorenbos‚ Benkert‚ & Miller‚ 2007). A nurse that is culturally competent will be able to gain the trust‚ understanding‚ and utmost respect of a patient that has a different cultural background or holds a different set of beliefs. Cultural competence is important now more than ever as the population grows and becomes
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relationships‚ materials‚ and routines as resources for constructing an interesting‚ secure‚ and enjoyable environment that encourages and fosters trust‚ play‚ exploration‚ interaction‚ and learning. II. To advance physical and intellectual competence. 4. Physical: Candidate provides a variety of developmentally appropriate equipment‚ learning experiences‚ and teaching strategies promote the physical development (fine motor and gross motor) of children. 5. Cognitive: Candidate provides
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