1. Case Overview: Company background: Rhodes Industries (RI): Established by Robert Rhodes in 1950s in Southern Ontario‚ Canada The business of RI: - developed pipes and glasses for industrial uses - gradually branched out into new areas such as Sealants‚ coatings and cleaners and parts for trucking industry - expanded by acquiring small firms in Canada and the United States during the 1960s - was a conglomerate structure with subsidiaries across NA reporting directly to headquarters
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and work products is valid fair and reliable? 13. Explain how you judge evidence and make assessment decisions making reference to criteria and assessment requirements? 14. Explain the procedures for and importance of quality assurance and standardisation? 15. Explain the appeals and complaints procedure? 1. How do you judge whether evidence is sufficient‚ authentic and current? The Golden rules of gathering evidence for assessment. Valid - does the evidence relate to a unit
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Information Processes and Technology Study Notes Project Management ▪ Project Management is a planned and ongoing process that guides all the development tasks and resources throughout a projects development ▪ A Project Plan organises the project by specifying who will do the task‚ what has to be done‚ how the task is done‚ what resources are required‚ and what is to be expected ▪ PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ▪ Active Listening: Listening to people is the
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Strategic Brand Management 2e provides a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the subjects of brands‚ brand equity‚ and strategic brand management. Strategic brand management involves the design and implementation of marketing programmes and activities to build‚ measure‚ and manage brand equity. The book aims to provide managers with concepts and techniques to improve the long-term profitability of their brand strategies. It incorporates current thinking and developments on these topics from
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SWOT Strengths 1. Integration with websites and applications 2. More than a billion active monthly users. 3. Excellent users experience 4. Understanding of user’s needs and behaviour Weaknesses 1. Weak CTR of advertisements 2. Social network lacks of some features 3. One source of revenues – advertisements on Facebook 4. Attitude towards users’ privacy 5. Lack of website customization 6. Weak protection of users’ information Opportunities 1. Increasing
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Taylorism in the 21st century In today’s world examples of Taylorism (scientific management) is not difficult to find in organisations all across the world; may it be in industries such as vehicle & computer manufacturing‚ customer service call centres and even some restaurants we eat in. These industries are functioning more effectively and efficiently by applying scientific management theory. It seems almost impossible to admit that Taylorism was ever so revolutionary only over 100 years ago as
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Tourism is in what is known as the ‘Tertiary Sector’ of the economy. This ‘service industry’ is one of 3 other sectors in an economy‚ the 2 other sectors are: secondary sector and primary sector. The primary sector deals with ‘extraction’ such as farming‚ fishing & quarrying. The secondary sector deals with manufacturing and construction. ‘According to the theory the main focus of an economy’s activity shifts from the primary‚ through the secondary and finally to the tertiary sector. Fourastié
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Assignment 1. Understand the principles and requirements of assessment 1.1 Explain the function of assessment in learning and development. Good assessment is a fundamental part of teaching and learning. Assessment provides feedback to teachers and learners about progress‚ understanding and achievement. Assessment falls into 3 categories; initial‚ formative and summative. Initial assessment is completed at the start of the learner’s course. Initial assessment provides information needed
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Introduction In 2002‚ the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced that Australia would adopt the accounting standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) from 2005(Baxter 2005). After the first of July 2005‚ the new standards (IFRS) start to use across national border. companies would be required to report current results under IFRS and restate recent results. They will also have to report their latest results under the old accounting standard‚ which should make comparing
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This report showing the few HR issues currently faced by Home Care Housing. Over 12 years‚ Home Care Housing Association has employed more than 600 employees. Among those employees‚ 40% of them will be male and 60% of them will be female. This also proven that there will be no proper ratio in workforces between men & women. About 60% of female is placed in certain roles and departments such as auxiliary‚ nursing and office staffs group but none in the managerial and supervise division. This will
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