CSAC05 1/13/07 9:21 Page 123 5 Analyzing Resources and Capabilities Analysts have tended to define assets too narrowly‚ identifying only those that can be measured‚ such as plant and equipment. Yet the intangible assets‚ such as a particular technology‚ accumulated consumer information‚ brand name‚ reputation‚ and corporate culture‚ are invaluable to the firm’s competitive power. In fact‚ these invisible assets are often the only real source of competitive edge that can be sustained over time
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Natural resources occur naturally within environments that exist relatively undisturbed by humanity‚ in a natural form. A natural resourceis often characterized by amounts of biodiversity and geodiversity existent in various ecosystems. Natural resources are derived from the environment. Some of them are essential for our survival while most are used for satisfying our needs. Natural resources may be further classified in different ways. Natural resources are materials and components (something
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Question 1 - Define Human resource planning (HRP)? Explain the objectives and process of HRP? Ans: Human Resource Planning (HRP) can be defined as the method of ensuring the right number of qualified people‚ in the right job at the right time to bring the results in an efficient and effective manner. HRP is a process by which an organisation ensures that it has the workforce management as per needs and they are capable of effectively and efficiently completing those tasks that help the organisation
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2 Economic Systems for Resource Allocation Decisions about resource allocation are necessary because we live in a world of scarcity. A review of the ideas listed at Key Points 1.1 and 1.2 should remind you of how central this basic premise is to the study of any branch of economics. To take a surreal example‚ when you open your front door in the early morning there are not millions of bottles of milk covering the neighbour’s lawn; nor is there no milk. There is just enough bottled milk to meet
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Natural resources occur naturally within environments that exist relatively undisturbed by mankind‚ in a natural form. A natural resource is often characterized by amounts of biodiversity and geodiversity existent in various ecosystems. Natural resources are derived from the environment. Many of them are essential for our survival while others are used for satisfying our wants. Natural resources may be further classified in different ways. Methods of Conservation The challenge of conservation
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strategic issue with which they would like assistance‚ The client was from a local charity organisation named‚ ‘The Lions Club Wallasey’‚ our task was to analyse and examine the different problems in which the club were facing and through a number of resource methods come up with new‚ modern and initiative ideas and recommendations to help aid them in improving their club. Our
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Resource dependence theory From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article includes a list of references‚ related reading or external links‚ but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (October 2013) Resource dependence theory (RDT) is the study of how the external resources of organizations affect the behavior of the organization. The procurement of external resources is
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RESOURCE & DEVELOPMENT Classification of Resources Basis of Classification Origin Exhaustibility Ownerhip Class Biotic Abiotic Renewable Non-renewable Individual Community National International Example Flora and fauna Minerals‚ Soil‚ Forest‚ Water‚ Wind Fossil Fuel‚ Metals Private land‚ orchard Village Pond‚ Park River‚ Mines‚ International Ocean Territory starts after 200 km of national boundary Stage of Development Potential resources are yet to Potential wind energy source in be exploited
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RESOURCE ALLOCATION Resource allocation refers to the distribution of resources‚ and in particular finance‚ from the centre to peripheral levels. It generally concerns broad levels of aggregated financial resources. Budgeting implies the more detailed determination of precisely how these funds are to be used. Given the importance we have placed on planning as a process that leads to action‚ budgeting and resource allocation are major planning instruments. Basis for Resource Allocation * Public
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3.0 Resources and capabilities This paragraph begins by laying out the theoretical dimensions: Resources and capabilities Definition of resources In order to get a deeper understanding of the concept resources‚ a definition can shed some light on this matter. While a variety of definitions of the term resources have been suggested in the literature of resources‚ this paper introduces the definition first suggested by Teece et al. (1997) who determined resources as ‘firm – specific assets that
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