Established in the early 1980s as a unit of the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Ciba-Geigy (now Novartis)‚ the Atlanta-based Ciba Vision sells contact lenses and related eye-care products to optometrists and consumers. Although the company produced some innovative new products in its early years‚ such as the first FDA-approved bifocal contacts‚ by the mid-1980s it remained a distant
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organization carry out their day to day activities according to a plan‚ the management will be easily find the errors and take actions to correct them to achieve long term sustainability. Nowadays most organizations build a strategic plan based on having a vision‚ mission‚ objectives‚ tactics and strategies included in their strategic plan. Strategic plan is a tool for organizing the present on the basis of the projections of the desired future. That is‚ a strategic plan is a road map to lead an organization
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Quality of life According to The Free Dictionary 2013‚ quality of life is the personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which he lives (as distinct from material comfort). Many people nowadays are concern about their quality of life. besides the wealth‚ they also concern about safety and security‚ health‚ education and so on. Differences in quality of life will affect the decision to emigrate and decision to stay back in their country. Safety
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Quality awards What are quality awards? Quality awards are prizes awarded for some aspect of quality performance which has been demonstrated to an organisation which normally has no responsibility for the recipient’s performance. To whom are the awards presented? Awards are offered to either individuals or organisations‚ depending on the type of award. What do the awards measure? All quality awards are made on the basis of an assessment of the applicant’s performance against certain criteria
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FUNDAMENTALS OF LEADERSHIP 2012 Mid-Semester 1: Graded Case Study Assignment: “The Vision Failed” MARKING COVER SHEET STUDENT ID:1166350 FINAL MARKS (1st marker) Question 1: If you were consulting with the HTE Board of Directors soon after Harold started making changes‚ what would you advise them regarding Harold’s leadership from a transformational perspective? As a transformational leader Harold fails to demonstrate the 4 I’s and as such his reforms will
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Class: Thursdays EXAMPLE OF A BAD SURVEY INSTRUMENT 1.The total length of time I spent in the emergency room was… Excellent Good Fair Poor This question is definitely wrong because doesn’t make sense to call the waiting time in the emergency room as excellent ‚ poor‚ or good‚ etc. The waiting time in the emergency room can be measured as long or short‚ or specified as 5 min‚10 min‚1 hour‚ more than 1 hour
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MISSION STATEMENT Microsoft "Our vision is to create innovative technology that is accessible to everyone and that adapts to each person’s needs. Accessible technology eliminates barriers for people with disabilities and it enables individuals to take full advantage of their capabilities." —Bill Gates‚ Chairman‚ Microsoft Corporation Mission Statement The Microsoft mission regarding global diversity and inclusion is to create an environment that helps Microsoft capitalize on the diversity of
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Being a good leader means that you are able to lead people and not be too controlling. Leaders can come in many different ways and they have different ideas in handling situations. Finding new ideas and being able execute these new ideas separates the good leaders from the average ones. The qualities they possess will determine whether or not they are fit for the job. I see myself as being qualified at being a leader. I have qualities that make me believe that I can be a leader and I am able to
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Core Qualities and the Core Quadrant® 1 Introduction 2 Three planets 3 Three dimensional awareness 4 Core Qualities 5 Core Quality and Pitfall 6 Core Quality and Challenge 7 Core Quality and Allergy 8 The benefits of your Allergy 9 Inner confusion and stress 10 Mask quadrants 11 Twelve checks 12 Double quadrants 13 Balance and unbalance 14 Origin of core qualities 15 Qualities versus values 16 Working
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ensure that all parts are within tolerance before shipment to the customer‚ what is the effect on the cost of quality to the customer? Cost of quality is the cost associated with the quality of a work product. As defined by Crosby in his "Quality Is Free"‚ Cost Of Quality (COQ) has two main components: Cost Of Conformance and *Cost Of Non-Conformance. Another view is that cost of quality is the amount of money a business loses because its product or service is not done right in the first place.
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