... interest in buying fund sponsors during the stock market decline that followed the bursting of the internet bubble In their place, dedicated asset managers became the leaders in M&A, often buying fund ... market.2 The Limits of the Financial Supermarket The failure of diversified firms to dominate the fund industry shows the limits of the financial supermarket strategy—which was the business model ... firm—leaving the balance of the shares with the firm’s professionals as an incentive to continue to grow revenues and profits If investment managers are not committed to the firm—because they find the...
Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 15:20
... achieved in practice? Perhaps the goal could be to win industry recognition, or an award of excellence within a certain timeframe ➜ ❑ To win the Customers’ Choice Award in the coming year ❑ To achieve ... ➜ 24 ❑ To increase the number of repeat customers to 40% within three years ❑ To increase customer satisfaction levels to 90% within two years ❑ To continuously increase our scores on internal ... within two years ❑ To increase RevPar by 5% annually ❑ To increase restaurant throughput to 1,500 covers per week within two years ❑ To reduce food cost to the industry average of 35% in the coming...
Ngày tải lên: 07/12/2016, 14:19
PD 6079-4:2006 Project management. Guide to project management in the construction industry
... construction project involves bringing together a significant number of individuals and organizations to work together with the aim of translating the client’s brief into the product The roles and responsibilities ... phases) in use in the industry, but the labels given to the phases and the definition of the phases should be appropriate to the project It can be helpful if the phases correspond to the product ... surveyor, contractor) need to be selected to take on the roles identified, and a structure needs to be drawn to link them The nature of the organizations and the way they are linked together will be...
Ngày tải lên: 18/08/2017, 14:25
Tài liệu SPECIAL EVENT PLANNING GUIDE: Information to assist you in the completion of your Citywide Special Event Permit Application docx
... Delays in providing additional required information may affect the ability to finish reviewing your permit application in a timely manner or result in the determination that your permit application ... participate in the event or provide support services to the event Examples include the total number of people walking or running in an athletic event, marching in a parade, providing vendor support ... Application The process to obtain a waiver includes, but is not limited to, presenting the proposed special event to the area park committee and receiving an endorsement for the waiver from the...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 03:20
The impact of and responses to HIV/AIDS in the private security and legal services industry in South Africa potx
... employed and trained Training was conducted at the HSRC in Pretoria from 31 May to June 2006 Twelve trainers took part, and they represented the HSRC, the laboratory and couriers The training content ... indicators within the sub-sectors Due to the availability of new laboratory-based HIVincidence methods, the HSRC and SASSETA agreed on the use of the BED technology to measure incidence testing, ... Cape), instead of in four provinces for each sector, as had been planned In the original plan, the private security industry study was meant to include Mpumalanga as the fourth province, while the...
Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 18:20
báo cáo hóa học: " Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the automotive industry due to repetitive work implications for rehabilitation" docx
... of the manual work in the assembly lines, requiring twisting and pinching motions, the rates of epicondylagia among the employees in this investigation were in the same range as described in other ... line, trainees) and white-collar (office) workers in large automotive manufacturing plants A secondary objective was to relate the individual disorders to the results of the functional examinations ... health studies [15] The functional tests performed during the physical examination led to a precise diagnosis of the underlying MSD in 92.5% of the cases without the need for imaging The diagnosis...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20
Open business models and platform mediated networks: an application in the mobile industry
... areas In this paper we present the case of Ericsson in order to provide interesting insights on how firms competing in the mobile business are adapting their strategies with the aim of incorporating ... relevant player in the mobile industry in order to test the hypothesis formulated and provides insights on how large multinationals are adapting their business units and strategy to compete Finally, ... – 132 Nevertheless, the firm has started experimenting with novel approaches to compete in the mobile telecommunication industry in recent years Unlike other firms in the mobile business, Ericsson...
Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2015, 18:25
Introduction to management in the hospitality industry
... developments, including new modes of financing hotel expansion and new financial trends affecting this sector Factors relating to the competitive environment of the lodging industry are the subject of the ... Management in the Hospitality Industry provides a concise introduction to the tools that managers use to help them achieve their goals Using theories, examples, and case histories, these six chapters ... students become interested in the industry because a job they once had proved particularly captivating Others learn of the industry through family or friends working in the field Others learn about...
Ngày tải lên: 27/08/2016, 13:52
An Integrated Approach to Teaching Literature in the EFL Classroom
... Response The focus of this final step is on increasing understanding, enhancing enjoyment of the text and enabling learners to come to their own personal interpretation of the text This is based on the ... are used to interpret literary discourse are essentially the same for interpreting any type of discourse Approaches to Teaching Literature Having decided that integrating literature into the EFL ... Teaching Literature According to Duff and Maley (1990), the main reasons for integrating these elements are linguistic, methodological and motivational Linguistically, by using a wide range of authentic...
Ngày tải lên: 06/09/2013, 10:10
Fuel Cells in the Automotive Industry
... problem in the design of the cathode Oxygen has to diffuse to the reaction site while, at the same time, polymeric electrolyte is required to transport the protons to the same site In order to minimize ... slower process and, since it is an endothermic reaction, requires heat being supplied to the system A combination of both reactions is obtained in the auto-thermal reactor, in which the reformation ... reactors, fuel cells are continuous reactors In a fuel cell-powered engine, the chemical energy in the fuel is converted to electrical energy, and then to mechanical energy by an electric motor The...
Ngày tải lên: 19/10/2013, 09:15
Essential Elements of Sanitation in the Beverage Industry
... on duty to the extent necessary to protect against contamination of food The methods for maintaining cleanliness include, but are not limited to: (1) Wearing outer garments suitable to the operation ... ARE THERE SANITATION NEEDS? The word sanitation is derived from the Latin “sanitas,” which means health Sanitation in the food industry has been applied to the process of creating and maintaining ... found Other types of chemicals can be used within the cleaning program — acid to remove scale buildup, fogging with acid, etc The most important key to cleaning in the beverage industry is the CIP...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 21:20
Tài liệu How to Motivate Every Employee- 24 Proven Tactics to Spark Productivity in the Workplace docx
... effectively influence the forces that compel others to the things they to the best of their talent In this lesson and the preceding one, we’re shifting our focus to getting employees to take direction ... employees to put more of themselves into their work, help them find more of themselves in the work they Here’s the key: if you want your employees to be motivated to perform at their highest levels, then ... started the project and gained greater insight into the intricacies of the job, you will be willing at that point to revise the expectations accordingly Be sure to keep the goals challenging, yet...
Ngày tải lên: 09/12/2013, 20:15
Tài liệu Measuring Customer Satisfaction In The Tourism Industry pptx
... appropriate measurement instrument it could be possible for individual sectors of the industry to be compared with other sectors In an industry where the success of the whole depends on the contribution ... become an integral part of the understanding what the market(s) is/are seeking Peak organisations in the tourism industry recognise the need to encourage both new and repeat business The latter ... states to implement laws giving tourists the right to obtain compensation from packaged tour operators in the event that they are ‘dissatisfied’ with their holiday This applies in all destinations,...
Ngày tải lên: 18/01/2014, 15:20
Tài liệu How to Motivate Every Employee- 24 Proven Tactics to Spark Productivity in the Workplace pptx
... effectively influence the forces that compel others to the things they to the best of their talent In this lesson and the preceding one, we’re shifting our focus to getting employees to take direction ... employees to put more of themselves into their work, help them find more of themselves in the work they Here’s the key: if you want your employees to be motivated to perform at their highest levels, then ... started the project and gained greater insight into the intricacies of the job, you will be willing at that point to revise the expectations accordingly Be sure to keep the goals challenging, yet...
Ngày tải lên: 24/01/2014, 00:20
Tài liệu Understanding Toxic Substances - An Introduction to Chemical Hazards in the Workplace docx
... (change it into less toxic substances) and eliminate it from the body The toxicity of a substance is the potential of that substance to cause harm, and is only one factor in determining whether a ... defects by altering the development of tissues in the fetus in the mother’s womb Other chemicals that harm the fetus are called fetotoxins If a chemical causes health problems in the pregnant woman ... substances used on the job In order to determine the health risks of substances, and to find out how to work with them safely, you need to obtain information from many sources including Material Safety...
Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 03:20
Tài liệu RISK-TAKING BEHAVIOUR AND OWNERSHIP IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY: THE SPANISH EVIDENCE ppt
... politicians in conserving the use of the savings banks like an instrument to reach political objectives can limit the risk-taking to guaranteeing the continuity of the organization In the other hand, regional ... have incentives to control the Savings banks in their regions to enhance the sustainability of certain adjustment policies The influence of these regional governments may weigh too heavily in certain ... differences in risk-taking in Savings sanks Examination of the interactions reveals no differences in the determinants of risk-taking in different sizes of SSB except when it comes to the inertial...
Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 06:20
Tài liệu Biodiversity Response to Climate Change in the Middle Pleistocene ppt
... concern is the question of whether climatic warming will reduce biodiversity to the extent that a given ecosystem loses its ability to maintain the baseline functions that define it Maintaining these ... from the Pit beginning in 1986 For the most part these were not from the CM Pit excavation per se, but from near the surface in the vicinity of the CM excavation, especially beneath and to the ... to all who lent a hand, and especially to the following individuals and institutions The kindness of Frank and Connie McMurry (McMurry Land and Livestock Company) in allowing us to excavate in...
Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 20:20
Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: An immunomodulator used to protect young in the pouch of the Tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii pptx
... reduced the response to eugenin, indicating that eugenin is indeed acting through CCK2 receptors To further investigate the interaction of eugenin with CCK2 receptors, we investigated the effect ... spent in the pouch [6] There is also evidence that polyprotodont opossums produce immunoglobulins in the pouch [26] Whether immunoglobulins are secreted into the pouch of diprotodonts such as the ... containing either CCK-8, CCK-8-NS or eugenin (to produce final concentrations of 10-7)10-5 m) was added to the plate Plates were incubated at 37 °C, using 5% CO2 in a humidified incubator (Thermoline,...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 16:20
Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: "Using adaptor grammars to identify synergies in the unsupervised acquisition of linguistic structure" docx
... grammar, in which the subtrees are specified in advance, in an adaptor grammar the subtrees, as well as their probabilities, are learnt from the training data In order to make parsing and inference ... adaptor grammar This PCFG contains a production for each adapted subtree in the parses of the other strings in the training corpus A final accept-reject step corrects for the difference in the ... natural application of adaptor grammars, since the grammar can learn the possible onset and coda clusters, rather than requiring them to be stipulated in the grammar In the unigram syllable adaptor...
Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 09:20