Energy Efficient Buildings Internal Heat Gains and Design Heating & Cooling Loads Internal Heat Gains People and electrical equipment in buildings give off heat. These internal heat gains must be included in energy balances on the building or zone to determine the net heating or cooling load. Heat Gain From People Typical sensible‚ latent and total heat rates given off by people are shown in the table below (ASHRAE Fundamentals‚ 2005). The sensible heat gain results from radiation and
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Individual Validity and Reliability Matrix Internal consistency--The application and appropriateness of internal consistency would be viewed as reliability. Internal consistency describes the continuous results provided in any given test. It guarantees that a range of items measure the singular method giving consistent scores. The appropriateness would be to use the re-test method in which the same test is given to be able to compare whether the internal consistency has done its job (Cohen
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appliance‚ mobile search‚ cloud computing and internet advertising. This article is divided as two parts---first part is to analyze Google’s businesses by using BCG matrix. [1] Then‚ another part is useful recommendations on how Google can formulate corresponding strategies to capture and sustain competitive advantage in each business. BCG matrix is commonly used to analyze business portfolio by comparing relative ratio of one’s market share to the largest competitor’s in the industry. Google’s search
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performance against what was expected. Evaluation is a time-bound and periodic exercise that seeks to provide credible and useful information to answer specific questions to guide decision making by staff‚ managers and policy makers. The aim is to determine the relevance and fulfilment of objectives‚ development efficiency‚ effectiveness‚ impact‚ and sustainability (Policy Framework for the Government-Wide Monitoring and Evaluation framework). An evaluation should provide information that is credible
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Internal Accountant’s Report to Management The company is thinking about performing a full financial status review prior the release of an upcoming government contract bid. This report will provide supporting information for a full financial status review prior to bid. This supporting information will include the impact of occupational fraud and abuse on the company and how the governmental oversight of accounting and fraud affects the company. The report will also provide potential corruption
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internal analysis The Cs: Culture‚ Capabilities and Composition * Culture: auditing values‚ belief and attitude Management will conduct culture audits to determine how far the quality of the employee’s working environment. One common way is by using an employee survey. From the employee survey‚ company can obtain variety of things ranging from environmental problems that exist in the organization to provide feedback to management. * Capabilities: people as strategic resources Core capabilities
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to justify HRM existence and value of HR function • to demonstrate HR contribution to organizational performance as a strategic partner • To provide insight into the difficulties of measurement • To speak in terms of deliverables Definition-HR evaluation • ‘to determine the value of HR towards organizational goals‚ • BRATTON‘the procedures and processes that measure‚ evaluate and communicate the value added of HRM practices to the organization’ Benefits • Assessment of the HR impact on performance
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fail to also look at strengths and resources. Cowger Matrix Framework for Assessment was developed in an attempt to avoid focus on only deficits and more on the needs and strengths of individual clients (Hepworth et al‚ 2013). Cowger Matrix of Framework has four sections; strengths or resources and deficits‚ challenges or obstacles which are on a vertical axis and environmental factors (family and community) and individual or personal factors which are on a horizontal axis. The framework gives social
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International Journal of Business and Management; Vol. 8‚ No. 5; 2013 ISSN 1833-3850 E-ISSN 1833-8119 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Employee Dissatisfaction and Turnover Crises in the Malaysian Hospitality Industry Ahmad Rasmi Suleiman AlBattat1 & Ahmad Puad Mat Som1‚ 2 1 2 School of Housing‚ Building and Planning‚ Universiti Sains Malaysia‚ Malaysia Sustainable Tourism Research Cluster (STRC)‚ Universiti Sains Malaysia‚ Malaysia Correspondence: Ahmad Rasmi Suleiman
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Marketing Critique: BCG Matrix Your Name Here Table of Contents Introduction 3 Concept Overview 3 Functional Critique 5 Intellectual Critique 6 Ethical Critique 7 Political Critique 8 Conclusion 8 Bibliography 9 Introduction This paper will attempt to provide a broad critique of the Boston Consulting Group Matrix in light of the ideas of Hackley (2009). In his book Marketing:A Critical Introduction‚ Hackley presents a framework for analysing marketing models. He suggests
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