The amount of active worldwide Facebook users as of June 2012 is 955 million‚ accounting for approximately a seventh of the total population on Earth. With such a mass population of the world checked into Facebook‚ it sparks question as to what kind of effect this has. There is no doubt that Facebook itself is a fantastically engineered social media‚ connecting just about one billion of people in the world with the simple action of logging into a website. But with the rapid growth of this social
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When the Internet was first introduced to the public‚ it marked an extraordinary change in every aspect of our lives. Today‚ with the explosive increase of sites on the Internet‚ technology has taken another dramatic rise. In the midst of this technological explosion‚ we might stop and ask some key questions. Is the Internet good or bad for education? Are students learning more or less? And what‚ exactly‚ are they learning? Although‚ using the Internet to research instead of encyclopaedias has become
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Performance appraisal Meaning and definition of performance appraisal and its objectives In simple terms‚ appraisal may be understood as the assessment of an individual’s performance in a systematic way‚ the performance being measured against such factors as job knowledge‚ quality‚ and quantity of output‚ initiative‚ leadership abilities‚ supervision‚ dependability‚ co-operation‚ judgment‚ versatility‚ health‚ and the like. Assessment should not be confined to past performance alone
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system of performance evaluation of all employees. The purpose of the evaluation is to provide feedback to employees about their work performance; assist employees in staff and professional development; identify employees’ leadership qualities; and achieve the company’s goals. Therefore it is should be done seriously to ensure that the right objectives are tested. In this case‚ being a director in sales‚ Danny is supposed to be more supportive‚ enthusiastic in doing the performance appraisal with
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QUESTION 1 i. Current Ratio = Current Assets/Current Liability = $ 14‚651‚000/$ 19‚639‚000 = 0.750 ii. Quick Ratio = (Current Assets – Inventory) / Current Liability = ($ 14‚651‚000 – $ 6‚136‚000) / $ 19‚539‚000 = 0.436 iii. Total Assets Turnover = Sales/Total Assets = $ 167‚310‚000/$ 108‚615‚000 = 1.540 iv. Inventory Turnover = COGS/Inventory = $ 117‚910‚000/$ 6‚136‚000 = 19.216 v. Receivable Turnover = Sales/Account Receivables = $ 167‚310‚000/$ 5‚473
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Genicon 1. What advantages and disadvantages does Genicon have over large multinational corporations in the process of market selection? Genicon has been at disadvantage in US market due to group purchasing organizations have been controlling sales of minimally invasive surgery products since 1990s. GPO financial structure has been favoring large companies and it was getting difficult for several startups or smaller organization to enter market and position them. Since Genicon did not have big
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1 WHAT IS PERFORMANCE? Performance is often defined simply in output terms – the achievement of quantified objectives. But performance is a matter not only of what people achieve but how they achieve it. * The accomplishment‚ execution‚ carrying out‚ working out of anything ordered or undertaken.’ High performance results from appropriate behaviour‚ especially discretionary behaviour‚ and the effective use of the required knowledge‚ skills and competencies. * Performance management must
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Collaborations Katrina Artis‚ Douglas Dixon‚ Elonto Hernandez University Of Phoenix IT ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR CMGT/530 Shelley Pumphrey January 25‚ 2010 Advantages and Disadvantages of Collaborations Collaboration happens when two or more people join forces and work together to achieve a goal. People offer their knowledge‚ abilities‚ and skills to help each other. Teams are an excellent example of collaboration. Working in teams has become a trend in
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Aging As an individual gets older there are physical and mental changes that will occur. It might start with grey hair‚ skin that appears dull looking‚ a line across the forehead that intensifies into a wrinkle or difficulty remembering even the smallest of things. With this shifting world around us; everyone has different thoughts and feelings about getting older. Some people are afraid to get older because of the numerous disadvantages while others anticipate it
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Derek Higgs described the role of a non-executive director as ‘custodian of the governance process.’ A non-executive director (NED) sits on the board of company just as a normal executive director would do so‚ however a non-executive director does not form part of the executive management team of the company. Essentially they are not an employee of the company or affiliated in any way other than their role as an independent NED. The distinction between a non-executive director and an executive
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