Yale University‚ School of Architecture Critical Architecture: Between Culture and Form Author(s): K. Michael Hays Source: Perspecta‚ Vol. 21 (1984)‚ pp. 14-29 Published by: The MIT Press on behalf of Perspecta. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1567078 . Accessed: 07/04/2013 21:18 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that
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Projects and Project ManagementOrganizational leaders are facing complex challenges through a rapid rate of change in both the technology and government which has then created pressure in new and existing organizations. As a result‚ the traditional structure for managing is giving way to a new form of management (Kerzner‚ 2003). This form is project management. How can this be? Projects have been around since the building of the pyramids (Dobson‚ 2003). In 2650 B.C.‚ the step pyramid was built
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Lasik Vision’s competitive priority focused on the financial perspective of the management. The strategy design was diverted to improving the revenue and profitability aspects of the business. Prior to Michael Henderson joining the company‚ Dr. Hugo Sutton managed to integrate all elements of operations and utilized a comprehensive strategy for the company. Though being a medical practitioner and surgeon‚ his area of expertise was more of the strategic competencies and technologies of the com
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NUBS China CSR international talent development program A post-evaluation system on fixed assets investments Zhang Kun GM stream‚ group B M a y 2 0 1 3 A post-evaluation system on fixed assets investments 1.Background With the development of CSR，more and more money was put into fixed assets investment‚ such as purchasing equipment ‚ building new plants and so on. Due to the slide of the external market‚ the company will have to bear an unprecedented
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As technology advances‚ it becomes more feasible to load products with a large number of features‚ each of which individually might be seen as useful. However‚ too many features can make a product overwhelming for consumers and hard to use. Three studies examine how consumers balance their desires for capability and usability when they evaluate products‚ and how these desires shift over time. Because consumers give more weight to capability and less weight to usability before relative to after use
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Replication of a Study (Jiang‚ 2006) Using the MICASE Option: Option 3 for replication of a study (Jiang‚ 2006) using the MICASE Student Numbers: 148047; 741025; 687490 Word count:2876 Replication of a study (Jiang‚ 2006) using MICASE 1. Introduction Nowadays‚ a large amount of researchers are paying their attention on the demand of producing “communicatively appropriate performance” (Schmidt & Richards‚ 1980) as well as development of pragmatic competence. In fact‚ many of
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1) What factors should Ameritrade management consider when evaluating the proposed advertising program and technology upgrades? Why? Strategic evaluation 2) Ameritrade does not have a beta estimate as the firm has been publicly traded for only a short time period. What comparable firms do you recommend as the appropriate benchmarks for evaluating the risk of Ameritrade’s planned advertising and technology investments. Beta: 1) which firms to use as a benchmark and why 2) Calculate beta
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Program Evaluation Jackie Woodard Evaluation Methodology- HCS/549 December 6‚ 2010 Amer Kaissi Program Evaluation Program evaluation is a tool used for evaluating and assessing a program in place. This paper will describe program evaluation and how it can be useful for an organization wishing to determine the efficiency‚ effectiveness‚ and the impact of a program. Five of the most common program evaluation models will be introduced. A number of different models are used by those who evaluate
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Liz Carten February 20‚ 2012 Smartix: Dancing with the Elephants 1. How would you evaluate Vivek Khuller’s initial development of Smartix in terms of developing the product/concept and testing/proving it out at the Harvard Ball? I believe Vivek’s use of the Harvard Ball as a testing venue was an effective‚ intelligent choice. He was able to illustrate many of the system’s features including its ability to capture demographic information‚ and the arrival and departure times of attendees
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In the given example‚ the company’s current evaluation form is inadequate and does not provide a complete picture of employee’s performance. The current evaluation method only focuses on personal characteristics of the employee being evaluated. Another problem with the current method is that only the plant manager evaluates the employee‚ without getting input from the individual being evaluated or anyone else. Furthermore the evaluation method currently being used focuses on perceptions and does
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