Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures‚ 3e (Barringer/Ireland) Chapter 2 Recognizing Opportunities and Generating Ideas 1) Kathryn Kerrigan‚ the company profiled in the opening feature for Chapter 2‚ sells shoes. Kerrigan’s original idea for the company stemmed from her recognition that: A) there were no athletic shoes specifically designed for older women B) there were no fashionable shoes available for young girls C) there were no low cost women’s shoes available in the Chicago
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conditions of participation. There are three organizations that can accredit hospitals based on the participation requirements– the Joint Commission‚ the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)‚ or the state certification agencies [1]. More than 80% hospitals in the country voluntarily use the Joint Commission for accreditation purposes. Majority of US hospitals use Joint Commission because it has deemed status from CMS unlike the state and other agencies. “CMS is federal and Medicare payment is federal
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became its airlift capability. Saying that‚ the Air Force became essential element in joint military operation supporting one of the joint functions such as sustainment. Sustainment gives necessary ability to joint forces to maintain and prolong operations until mission accomplished. Moreover‚ the ability of the Air Force to provide by air material and personnel in the theater of military actions gives to Joint Force Command (JFC) flexibility and the ability to extend operational reach. It has become
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hydraulic joint which was inspired by the legs of a spider. The author theorizes that a deformable tube can be used in a joint in lieu of a hinge‚ akin to the blood-filled spaces within a spider’s leg‚ will grant the robotic joint greater range of motion. The initial test demonstrated a single joint on a rigid frame. A weight was applied to a suspended beam‚ applying pressure to the hinge tube. Pressure on the tube was measured with a pressure gauge‚ and the external torque acting on the joint was calculated
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Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and the Government of Haiti (GoH) (Joint 2). Very shortly after the quakes the orders and requests for military humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations were quickly drafted. From this operation‚ Operation Unified Response‚ the US Joint Forces Command‚ Joint Center for Operational Analysis developed the USSOUTHCOM and JTF-Haiti… Some Challenges and Considerations in Forming a Joint Task Force case study. The study looked at how
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Joint-Stock Company: A joint-stock company is a business entity which is owned by shareholders. Each shareholder owns the portion of the company in proportion to his or her ownership of the company’s shares (certificates of ownership). This allows for the unequal ownership of a business with some shareholders owning a larger proportion of a company than others. Shareholders are able to transfer their shares to others without any effects to the continued existence of the company. In modern corporate
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CHAPTER 3: THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM Three Types of Muscle * Muscle tissue is a collection of cells that shorten during contraction which create tension that results in movement * Tendons are touch bands of connective tissue that join muscle with bones Skeletal muscles * Muscles that are attached to bone (by tendons and other tissue) * Comprise 30 to 40% of human body weight * Humans have conscious control (conscious muscle) over these muscles (the brain can tell them what to do)
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Healthy ageing is about ‘optimising opportunities for good health‚ so that older people can take an active part in society and enjoy an independent and high quality of life’(Healthy Ageing: A Challenge for Europe). Ageing is not necessarily a burden‚ and it does not necessarily decrease a person’s ability to contribute to society: older people can make valuable and important contributions to society‚ and enjoy a high quality of life. But this depends on treating ageing as an opportunity rather
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Taiwan‚ slowed down in consequence. Giordano management decided to continue its multi-region development strategy and‚ as a result‚ the Group made its debut in Germany through a joint venture in March 2001. Germany is an important gateway for the Group to enter into the European Union (EU) consumer market. Through this venture‚ the Group also wishes to tap into the increasingly important East European apparel-manufacturing base. By the end of the fiscal year‚ there were 23 Bluestar Exchange outlets
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New Venture Planning & Entrepreneurship Contact Hours : 42 hrs Credit : 1.5 Credit Prerequisite : None Instructor : Dr Veeresh Sharma “Innovation is the specific tool of entrepreneurs‚ the means by which they exploit change as an opportunity for a different business or a different service. It is capable of being presented as a discipline‚ capable of being learned‚ capable of being practiced” Peter F. Drucker In present scenarios‚ consumer needs must be satisfied in superior manner
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