capacity. -Deter the new entrants: -the established brand/reputation -existing relationships with buyers and distributors -location advantages; access to raw materials‚ gov favourable policies. -the experience curve as an entry barrier; the learning effect‚ -scale economies. -Threat of substitutes: -substitutes vs complements; substitutes increase the intensity of rivalry; DVD adds pressure on all existing VCR manufacturers substitutes increase the bargaining power of buyers -seemingly
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Introduction * Stephen Zhang‚ a project manager for Noble Consulting‚ of Beijing‚ China‚ is in the last month of a major three-month project with tight time lines and important economic implications for Noble. * Late one Friday afternoon‚ Zhang receives a phone call from Shen Rui‚ a former colleague who had left Noble suddenly about six months earlier after a disagreement with Noble’s founding partner. * Shen Rui offers Zhang a job with a substantial increase in his salary and position
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Week Ten – 3 – 29 “The American way of life is not negotiable.” President Ronald Regan “If everyone on the planet lived like the average North American‚ we would need four more planets!” Sallie McFague “The success of the system is seen in the inability to imagine any alternative.” Herbert Marcuse Class Timetable 5:30 – 6:00 Teacher Evaluation 6:00 – 7:00 Environment – Part II 7:00 – 7:15 BREAK 7:15 – 8:15 Case #2 Returned & Discussed 8:15 – 8:20 Next Week
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DESCRIBING LEARNERS * Age * The age of our students is a major factor in our decision about how and what to teach. * Different needs‚ competences‚ cognitive skills. * “Acquisition is guaranteed for children up to the age of six‚ is steadily compromised from then until shortly after puberty‚ and is rare thereafter” (Stephen Pinker‚ 1994) * Age- some beliefs * Adolescents are unmotivated and uncooperative and therefore make poor language learners; * Adults
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Cosc 3215 The Impact of Monitoring Employment I wanted to discuss the technology used to monitor employees. Whether it be at the computer/workstation or on the cameras set around the workplace. More and more companies and corporations are implementing monitoring software such as Spector‚ Sonar‚ Spytech‚ and iSafe. All used in order to keep track of employees on what they are looking at‚ what they are working on‚ and how much time they do it. You start to wonder when it becomes too much. Or when
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INFT 101 B15 9/23/2013 Visual Learning Style Visual Learning Style Visual Learners are individuals who learn things best by seeing them. Visual learning individuals that are studying for an exam tend to take a lot of notes‚ use flashcards and work alone they tend to be easily distracted. I am a visual learner and in order for me to remember information I have to visualize a picture in head. As a visual learner I find different ways to learn by using pictures‚ flashcards‚ textbooks
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LEARNING Learning- a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience. CLASSICAL CONDITIONING – learning based on association of stimuli OPERANT CONDITIONING – Kind of learning based on the association of consequences with one’s behavior. Premack principle – This states that a more preferred activity can be used to reinforce a less preferred activity. Reinforcement schedules differ in two ways: • What determines when reinforcement is delivered – the number of responses made (ratio) or
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EATING HABITS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS MONITORING AS BASIS FOR A NEW NCDs PREVENTION PROGRAM IN REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Vera Simovska - Jarevska*‚ **‚ Sasko Martinovski**‚ Dragan Damjanovski**‚ Valentina Pavlova**‚ Daniela Nikolovska-Nedelkoska**‚ Gjorgji Manceski *** *Public Health Institutions-Skopje‚ Institute of Sports Medicine‚ Nutrition Research Department‚ Krste Miairkov bb‚ Skopje 1000‚ Republic of Macedonia; e-mail: vera.simovska@uklo
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start: ‘Every learner has the right to expect that they will receive high quality learning‚ appropriate to their needs and circumstances in a safe and healthy environment’. (Success for All‚ DES 2002) http://www.globalgateway.org.uk/pdf/PZ-Success-2002.pdf “You should demonstrate your commitment to equal opportunities through everything you say and do in your work with adult students.” (Daines‚ Daines and Graham‚ 1993). Think about the implications of this quote for providers of learning opportunities
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Focus on the Learners A. The Intermediate level students have different backgrounds‚ learning experiences‚ and learning styles‚ but they find some common ground in the learning styles preferred‚ the parts of speech to be corrected‚ and the skills to be developed. The class is composed of 11 students who fall within the age range of 17 to 43 years. The group diversity also extends to their nationalities: five Thais‚ two Sri Lankans‚ two Pakistanis‚ one Japanese‚ and one Korean. The students with
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