HONDA: Operations-based core competence The resource-based view argues that companies posses some unique resources (assets and capabilities) and competitive advantage is acquired by accumulating those strategic assets. Resources are any tangible (e.g. equipment‚ raw material) or intangible (e.g. firm image‚ processes‚ routines) things that a company owns and can use to carry out its crucial processes. Capabilities‚ are dynamic of a “doing” nature. Capabilities are “the ability of make use of resources
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Making Use of Resources‚ Capabilities and Core Competences. Resources‚ capabilities and core competences Resources‚ capabilities and core competencies are the foundation of competitive advantage. Resources are bundled to create organizational capabilities. In turn‚ capabilities are the source of a firm’s core competencies‚ which are the basis of competitive advantages. Here‚ we define and provide examples of these building blocks of competitive advantage. 1. Resources Broad in scope‚ resources
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Article : Multicultural Competence by Paul Kivel Cultural competence is to understand another culture well enough to be able to communicate and work with them. This article talks about cultural competency and how it is important to have cultural competence to be able to help people of minority groups and become allies with them. Learning to be open and sensitive to other cultural expression takes lot of time. In addition‚ for those who are able culturally competence in their own culture along with
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Kendra K. Collins Cultural Competence in Nursing Care Jo Anne Long Walker‚ Instructor SOC 5820: Mgmt. & Admin. in Older Adult Settings February 16‚ 2015 Cultural Competence in Nursing Care The numbers of minorities in the United States has significantly increased within the last decade. More specifically‚ older adults ages 65 and older also are becoming more culturally diverse. Expectedly‚ these changes in the population changes are also affecting the composition of facilities that care for
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In marketing there is‚ what is) called a Unique Selling Proposition (USP. This is an important tool available for marketing‚ to differentiate the position and competition. Some vendors position their products based on price‚ durability‚ quality‚ easy to use and so on‚ as their USP. And you as a person? What makes you different? What is your area of excellence? Should it be regarded as a product‚ why shouldsomeone to buy the other person? To be more precise‚ what is truly unique and special about
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1. Which models of cultural competence described in this chapter work best for you? How might you use one or more of them in your clinical setting? This week’s reading is definitely an eye-opener. Before this class‚ I was somewhere between Milton Bennett(1993) model of continuum in cultural competency stage 2( defense/protection) and stage 3(minimization). Though‚ I was aware about cultural differences‚ I would always attempt to investigate the similarity between mine and other cultures. The author
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LESSON PLAN Grade: IX Unit V Lesson II “FAMILY VALUES” Materials: computer‚ projector‚ textbook‚ pictures‚ board‚ felt-tip-pens Competences: I.1 Reception of spoken messajes I.2 Production of spoken messages and interaction I.3 Reception of written messajes II knowing customs‚ traditions‚ historical and cultural personalities. V. awareness in the formation of attitudes and values Subcompetences: I.1.3 . Determining the type of message by identifying the details of evaluation and selecting
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Better Health For Individuals * Physical health is the wellness of the body and the absence of chronic pain or discomfort. * Social health is our ability to interact with other people in an interdependent and cooperative way. * Mental or emotional health is a state of well-being where we can realise our abilities‚ cope with the normal stresses of life‚ work productively and make a contribution to the community. * Spiritual health relates to a sense of purpose and meanings in our life
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Before Common Core Curriculum the Arts known as music‚ theater‚ dance and visual art were considered beneficial subjects and not essential to the learning process (Jacobs‚ 1999). During the research analysis of Critical Links in 2002: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development “provided evidence for enhancing learning and achievement as well as positive social outcomes when the arts were integral to students’ learning experiences” lawmakers started looking at the Arts in education
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1 Intercultural Competence Martyn Barrett The Council of Europe’s White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue (2008) proposes that intercultural dialogue offers the best approach for managing issues of cultural diversity within contemporary societies. The White Paper defines intercultural dialogue as the open and respectful exchange of views between individuals and groups from different ethnic‚ religious‚ linguistic and national backgrounds on the basis of mutual understanding and respect‚ and it argues
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