keep moving on to make the world different. When Steve Jobs passed away‚ not only fans of Apple products but also those who appreciate his great contribution to electrical industry feel sad about the loss of a great man. 2. What were Apple’s competencies in the music and telephone business? Are they a source of competitive advantage? Why or why not? Apple’s
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Core Competencies of a Clinical Nurse Practitioner and a Non-Clinical Nurse Administrator Susan Brown South University Dr. Donna Falsetti Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse – NSG5000 October 7‚ 2012 Although both the non-clinical nursing administrator and the clinical nurse practitioner are both advanced positions in the field of nursing‚ they are not the same position that requires the same core competencies across the board. Nursing is a challenging field of study that allows for similarities
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Capabilities Capabilities are valuable‚ rare‚ costly to imitate and non substitutable are core competencies. Core competencies are sources of competitive advantage for the firm over its rivals. A sustained competitive advantage is achieved only when the competitors cannot duplicate the benefits of a firm’s strategy or when they lack the resources to attempt imitation. Sustainable competitive advantage results only when all four criteria are satisfied. For a capability to be a core competence
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● Developed and led customers relationships department ● Continuously built. developed‚ and executed on deepening clients relationships ● Worked directly with staff and customers in compliance and business development while offering quality service ● Designed and conducted training programs for teams ● Partnered with other departments on projects to set high standards and gained competitive advantage in the industry ● Demostrated a precise alignment commitment to performance and awareness to customers
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Performance management starts by defining the skills and behaviors needed for an employee to succeed in a position. Employees who possess the skills and competencies to perform their work and can meet the expectations for their role are more engaged and satisfied (Nelson & Quick‚ 2017 p.92). Hiring and selecting the right talent requires identifying potential candidates who possess the abilities and behaviors required to perform the tasks for a specific position. Individuals are different
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Prevention/Protection Mission Area Core Capabilities On Monday‚ January 17‚ 1994 at 4.31 a.m. an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 6.7 struck a densely populated area of San Fernando Valley. In spite of Los Angeles County considered as one of the greatest prepared regions for earthquakes‚ Northridge was one of the worse disasters financially. They were around 14‚000 aftershocks reported in the magnitude of 4.0-5.0 range. Because of the earthquake people displaced from their homes are estimated
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Question 4 Assess the strategic alternative used by the firm Burger King is the world’s largest flame broiled fast food restaurant chain. As of mid-2009‚ it operated about 12000 restaurants in all 50 states and in 74 countries and U.S. territories worldwide through a combination of company-owned and franchised operations‚ which together employed nearly 400‚000 people worldwide. Two major ways in which Burger King differentiates itself from competitors are the way it cooks hamburgers by its
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The Factories Act‚ 1948‚Section 51 to 60: 51.Weekly hours: * No employee will work more than 48 hoours in a week. 52.Weekly Holidays: * NO worker will work on the first day of the week. * Incase he is made to work the he should get a holiday 3 days immediately before or after the first day for which the responsible manager has to send a notice to the inspector for approval which must be displayed in the factory notice board. 53.Compensatory holidays: * In case an employee
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Clean Harbors Inc. External Analysis Clean Harbors was founded in 1980 and is the largest hazardous waste disposal company in North America. They have four business segments: technical services‚ field services‚ industrial services‚ and exploratory services. Field services provide environmental cleanup services and emergency response environmental assistance. Its services involve the cleanup and restoration of buildings‚ equipment‚ and sites that have been contaminated by exposure to hazardous
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The Impact of Core Competencies on Competitive Advantage 1. Introduction Companies need to learn to manage tomorrow’s opportunities as competently as they manage today’s businesses. The discovery of new competitive space is helped when a company has a class of technology generalists that can move from one discipline to another. The new market development can be geared up by developing the capability to redeploy the human resources quickly from one business opportunity to another. It is the top
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