Six Sigma is a data-based methodology to improve performance by reducing variability. It requires thorough understanding of product and process knowledge and is completely driven by customer expectations.In other words‚ it is a methodology to achieve 3.4 defects per million opportunities. It can also be used to bring breakthrough improvements in the process. It focuses on the bottom-line and is a proven methodology for problem solving.Goals of Six Sigma * To reduce variation * To reduce defects
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The Cultural Dimensions of the Vietnamese Private Entrepreneurship Vuong Quan Hoang* and Tran Tri Dung** This paper examines the influence of cultural and socioeconomic factors on the growth of enterpreneurship in Vietnam. Traditional cultural values continue to have a strong impact on the Vietnamese society‚ and to a large extent adversely affect the entrepreneurial spirit of the community. Typical constraints private entrepreneurs face may have roots in the cultural facet as legacy of the Confucian
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The Three Dimensions of Happiness [Positive Psychology] takes you through the countryside of pleasure and gratification‚ up into the high country of strength and virtue‚ and finally to the peaks of lasting fulfillment: meaning and purpose (Seligman 2002‚ p. 61). According to Seligman‚ we can experience three kinds of happiness: 1) pleasure and gratification‚ 2) embodiment of strengths and virtues and 3) meaning and purpose. Each kind of happiness is linked to positive emotion but from his quote‚
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employees working in 66 countries and then ranked the countries on different cultural dimensions. His research resulted in four dimensions (power distance; individualism versus collectivism; uncertainty avoidance; and masculinity and femininity). In the beginning‚ China was not included in this study but later Bond and Hofstede looked at Chinese values. From this research they included a fifth cultural value dimension called: long-term versus short-term orientation [SKR]. Power Distance Index (PDI)
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that can take off in future. In short‚ the possibilities are immense‚ but we have together failed to take advantage of our great potentials. Let me first enumerate the strengths of Myanmar‚ so that one can understand the potentials of our economic dimensions of cooperation. A. Myanmar is 5 times the size of Bangladesh (Its area is 676‚577 Sq. km); B. Myanmar’s coastline is 2832 km long. This is twice the size of Japan and 4.8 times the size of Bangladesh; C. Myanmar’s population is less than 40% of
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What is Organizational Culture? Organizational culture is a set of shared values‚ the unwritten rules which are often taken for granted‚ that guide the employees towards acceptable and rewarding behavior. The organizational culture exists at two distinct levels‚ visible and hidden. The visible aspect of the organization is reflected in artifacts‚ symbols and visible behavior of employees. The hidden aspect is related to underlying values and assumptions that employees make regarding the acceptable
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Social Orientation: Individualist Definition Impacts -One that pursues a markedly independent course in thought or action. -One that advocates or practices individualism. -free will is highly value. -same value standard apply to all universalism. -other people seen as potential. -task prevails over relationship. -calculative model of employer employee relationship. -become more innovative or excel in their responsibilities. -opinions can lead to robust discussions and debates‚ resulting in
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Assess the consequences of the 1967 (Six Day) War for Arab–Israeli relations On the 23rd May 1967‚ the Israelis declared war on the Arabs due to the blocking of the straits to Israeli shipping. The 1967 Six Day War had a major impact on Arab-Israeli relations. This is due to Israel gaining control over the occupied territories‚ large increases of Jewish settlement in the occupied territories‚ the increase of Israeli military in the Middle East. The Israeli occupation of Arab territories had a
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Six California’s Six California’s‚ proposed by a man named Tim Draper‚ is an idea in which California is to be split into six‚ individual states. This idea is said to be an opportunity for California to start fresh and to create a better future for the citizens. As of right‚ California is facing numerous problems that are impossible for just one governor to attempt to solve‚ but creating six California’s allows us to fix those problems. The current proposition to split California into six individual
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2. What procedural dimension of McDonald did wrong in this issue ? We can find four procedural dimension that McDonald hadn’t give a good solution of this issue. They are Timeliness‚ Organization and Supervision‚ Customer Feedback‚ Communication. 2.1 Timeliness Quality service involves timing – the time it takes the product or service to get to each customer. Efficient service is speedy‚ but proper timing has to go beyond promptness to providing service when customers are ready for it. In
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