656-665. Organizational Culture: Can It Be a Source of Sustained Competitive Advantage? JAY B. BARNEY University of California‚ Los Angeles Three attributes that a iirm ’s culture must have to generate sustained competitive advantages are isolated. Previous iindings suggest that the cultures oí some iirms have these attributes; thus‚ these cultures are a source oí such advantages. The normative implications oí the analysis are discussed. Firms that do not have the required cultures cannot engage in activities
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Letters of Abelard and Heloise in separate course on Medieval Thought and Culture. Heloise’s fortitude and influence as a woman in the Middle Ages intrigued me at a deeper level than the through the well-known story of Abelard and Heloise and their romantic and sometimes tragic letters. As such‚ this paper focuses more on Heloise herself rather than the story of Abelard and Heloise. Hers is a story of tragic love‚ and how you can be a devoted member of the faith and yet be at tremendous odds with a person
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comprehensive definition‚ in my opinion‚ was given by the American Marketing Association (AMA): "Marketing is an organizational function and a set of processes for creating‚ communicating and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relationships in ways that benefit the organization and its stakeholders". Chartered Institute of Marketing defines marketing as “the management process responsible for identifying‚ anticipating and satisfying customer requirements profitably”. Marketing
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Relationship Between Data and Information Data and information are the crucial key elements of information science and information engineering. Using the concepts of information engineering and science helps to develop information systems. Data and information are the common words used in the information and health science world. This paper will help us to understand about data‚ information‚ and their relationship‚ and how effectively they are used in the information systems world. Data are just
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An Examination of how Training and Development Initiatives in an Organization can Impact on Employees’ Performance and Work Morale. Training and Development Training and development refers to the process to obtain or transfer knowledge‚ skills and abilities (KSA) needed to carry out a specific activity or task. It includes not just factual and explicit KSAs but also incorporates KSAs that are often difficult to articulate. Training and development will assist employees in the use of new technologies
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The Relationship Between the Artist and Society The relationship held by society and the artist is universal‚ applying mathematically‚ in literature‚ and nature. In physics‚ for every action there is a reaction. The apple does not fall far from the tree‚ for we often find refuge in our animal instincts. Throughout evolution‚ figures may have changed‚ but our fight or flight instincts are still remain strong. Within society‚ when a person is being ‘attacked‚’ be it words or fists‚ they will fight
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Relationship between emotion and family membership Introduction Emotion can be defined as a mental state that arises instinctively rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes. Moreover‚ it is the part of the consciousness that involves feeling and sensibility. But in Chinese conception of emotion‚ it is no need to be related to impulsion‚ instinct‚ sex desire or barbarity. In the meantime‚ since China ’s reform and opening up‚ the family membership
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important thing that parents can do is talk and read to their children. During the toddler and preschool years‚ it is critical to provide children with different language and reading experiences."(G. Reid Lyon‚ PhD‚ Chief of the Child Development and Behavior Branch within the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)While knowing how to read is essential for day-to-day survival‚ developing a passion to read opens new worlds for children. By reading‚ children can acquire all the knowledge
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18th February‚ 2012 Q1. Critically discuss the relationship between sex‚ gender‚ and sexuality. Your discussion should address sex role socialization theory and gender as performance or doing gender. Provide examples from ‘Asia’ to support your argument. A common notion about sex is which differentiates biological and psychological characteristics and put into the categories‚ male and female. There are some distinctions between men and women’s biological characteristics which are identified
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Case Analysis 3 Barilla SpA MGT 371 Section 2 – Team 6 What is the impact of fluctuating demand on operations? Because of the way Barilla’s manufacturing process works‚ demand fluctuations have a significant impact on the company’s operations. Tight heat and humidity specifications in factory tunnel kilns require very specific sequences of pasta production‚ which means Barilla has limited flexibility in ramping up (or ramping down) the production of pastas experiencing unexpected demand levels
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