134 Simulation Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
E-Commerce; Jet Blue INC.
Introduction
JetBlue is an American low-cost airline owned by the JetBlue Airways Corporation. The companyÂ’s headquarters is located in the Queens borough of New York City (About Us, 2004). Its home airport is located at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The airline mainly serves destinations....
Guillermo Furniture
Guillermo furniture, like many other companies are experiencing the unthinkable collapse of economic markets. Free trade, the threat of terrorism has changed the way businesses must conduct themselves. In the Guillermo, scenario, his misfortunes occurred in the 1990s. It describes ....
7 Suggestions for Better Integrating ICT enhanced
The New Educational Benefits of ICT in Higher Education
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7 Suggestions for Better Integrating ICT enhanced
Instructional Approaches into Campus-Based Higher Education
Markus Molz, Antje Eckhardt & Wolfgang Schnotz
Centre for Multimedia Applications in Higher Education, University of Koblenz-L....
Aerospace Engineering Career
Neil Armstrong's "one small step for man" on the moon would not have been possible if it was not for the aerospace engineers who designed the rocket that got him there.
Engineers take scientific principles and theories and apply them to practical situations. Aerospace engineers are the engineers....
Aluminas Business Dilemma
Introduction
Alumina Inc. is a multibillion-dollar United States based company located on the fringes of Lake Dira in the state of Erehwon. Alumina Inc. specializes in making aluminum. The company also manufactures automotive components, packing material and has ....
American Airlines Flight 191
ABSTRACT
Writer:
Title: American Airlines Flight 191
Institution: Embry Riddle Aeronautic University
Degree: Bachelor of Professional Aeronautics
Year: 2007
Many people are instinctively afraid of heights, but imagine their fear increasing each time a plane crash is reported in the media, wit....
An inconvenient truth
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
Global warming is a widespread problem that has impacted on the entire planet."An Inconvenient Truth" is the very frightening film that captures the comprehensive points of global warming. As a superb speaker Al Gore provides the audience with the opportunity to understand his....
An Insight Into Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality is a creation of a highly interactive computer based multimedia environment in which the user becomes a participant with the computer in a "virtually real" worldWe are living in amn era characterized by 3D virtual systems created by computer graphics. In the concept called Virtual R....
Biomechanics of the Common Flea
Biomechanics of the Common Flea
Background
Biomechanics is a science that applies mechanical principals to living organisms in order to better determine the way in which they move and function. The size of organisms, problems with scaling, energy efficiency, the advantages of internal versus ext....
Blooms Taxonomy
There are six levels of learning according to the teachings of Benjamin J. Bloom. BloomÂ’s taxonomy lists the levels of learning from the simplest behavior to the most complex. These levels are evaluation, synthesis, analysis, application, comprehension, and knowledge. Throughout this paper, I wi....
Boost Converter - Faraday's Law
Boost Converter
How to use the program
Reference: The shapes of current and voltage curves are calculated using Faraday's Law. They do not represent an incremental simulation like it is done normally by programs like P-Spice. In the calculations the forward voltages of the diodes are considered wi....
Business Regulation Simulation
Business Regulation Simulation
University of Phoenix
MBA/560
Enterprise Risk
Workshop 3
Business Regulation Simulation
Abstract
The simulation presents a scenario, which a local citizen of Lake Dira in the state of Erehwon, Bates, alleges that Alumina,....
Business Regulation Simulation
This paper will discuss the basic concepts of regulatory law on an organization. It will assess the impact of the regulatory environment on industry and organization risks. It will evaluate the legal decision in the context of the organization's values and ethics, and finally show the risk analysi....
Business Regulation Simulation: Alumina Inc.
“The primary reason for environmental regulation is concern over the effects of human population growth and the impacts of human technology” (Reed et al, 2005). Alumina Inc. is a U.S.A.-based $4B aluminum maker that operates in eight countries around the world. The company’s interests lie in auto....
CAD CAM Software Comparisons
Elliott Proffitt
BSc (Hons) CAD
CAD/CAM Software Comparison
November 2006
Contents
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Problem Definition
1.2 Scope
1.3 Rational
2.0 Review of existing knowledge
2.1 CAD/CAM packages used
2.2.1 Introduction
2.1.2 CATIA
2.1....
Capital Budgeting
Capital Budgeting
Finance 540 – Managerial Accounting and Finance Foundation
After careful analysis, our team has decided that it makes sound economic sense to purchase corporation B. Corporation B had outshone Corporation A by yielding a higher Net present Value( NPV), higher internal rate....
capital budgeting
Capital Budgeting
Introduction
For listed company, the firm has to meet listing requirement, decision-making has to be reliable and wealth distributes to public shareholders. Decision-making on what to invest, in order to maximize shareholderÂ’s wealth, is a major concern. Capital budgeting should....
Cash Flow Analysis
Introduction
Cash Flow Analysis
Described below, are the different methods used by our group to analyze the cash flows given in the case. Each analysis of the cash flow is accompanied by the theory and the advantages and disadvantages of the method.
Internal Rate of Return (IRR) 1
Internal R....
Cause and Design of the World Prove There is God
There are many arguments in the world that tries to convince others of the existence of God. Two of the famous arguments were The Cosmological Argument by Thomas Aquinas and The Teleological Argument by William Paley. This paper will discuss the pros and cons of each argument.
The Cosmological Ar....
Change Management at Crys Tel
Change Management
Crys Tel, a leading United States based telecommunications company which produces data cables, wireless solutions and network development, plans to implement a range of emerging technologies, which will increase the companyÂ’s product offerings (University of Phoenix, 2004). To....
Change Management Research
Introduction
CrysTel is a telecommunications company that faces many rapid and frequent technological advances within its industry. The management team is planning to change its product portfolio by adding new and unconventional technology to their current product line up. Based on these intend....
Change Management Research
Abstract
In the Building a Culture for Sustaining Change simulation, the company CrysTel, and the consultant, faced a number of issues. Some of these were related to implementing organizational change. Others were related to leadership and effective management. Many other companies have faced and d....
Change Management: CrysTel Telecommunications
CHANGE MANAGEMENT: CrysTel
Change Management: CrysTel Telecommunications
MBA 520: Transformational Leadership
John Smith
January 29, 2007
Change Management: CrysTel Telecommunications
Introduction
Change is....
Change Management: CrysTel Telecommunications
Running head: Change Management
Change Management: CrysTel Telecommunications
Bradley S. March
University of Phoenix
21 May 2007
Introduction
Change is always constant. Change in organizations is said to often be made in three areas: 1) structure, i.e. new....
Computer Game Narratives
Abstract
In this paper we investigate if, and then how, interaction can define narrative in a computer game. When developing computer games that include stories or story elements
it seems natural to use the traditional linear narrative and storytelling methods without emphasising that the compute....
Computer games
Introduction
Computer games in the information systems industry account for over seven billion dollars in sales in 2003 and are a pivotal component in driving both the software and hardware portions of the industry. (Entertainment Software Association, 2003). Computer games are quickly taking a....
Counterintuitive Marketing
Abstract
Counterintuitive Marketing is chocked full of explanations and solutions for American businesses of the late 1990s experiencing lackluster performance. The authors, Kevin Clancy and Peter Krieg, trace the high rate of business failures back to bad marketing strategy and furthermore, poor i....
Critical Review of Mark Allen Petersons Anthropology and Mass Communication
Cross Cultural Communication –
Critical Review of Mark Allen PetersonÂ’s
Anthropology and Mass Communication.
In 1936, the opening television program of the world's first regular public service of television, an entertainer sang:
'The air has eyes that scan us from the skies Â… An....
Critical Thinking and Decision-Making Simulation Exercise
Critical Thinking and Decision-Making Exercise
Being able to think critically is a very important aspect that is required of the leaders and managers of today. Critical thinking allows managers to be able to evaluate the information that they are given so they can decide what is meaningful an....
crystel change management
RUNNING HEAD LINE: CrysTel Change Manage Management
CrysTel Change Management
University of Phoenix
Introduction
Change is inevitable and one of the only things certain in life. Organizational changes are constantly being made, especially in three areas: struc....
CrysTel Communications - Change Management Research
Running head: CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Change Management Research
University of Phoenix
Change Management Research
CrysTel Communications is currently facing many difficult and challenging decisions with selecting the correct model of chang....
Debt-Equity Mix Simulation
Debt-Equity Mix Simulation
Having the appropriate debt-equity mix is very important to the financial success of any business. One must give careful consideration to the mix of debt and equity capital which your organization is to have. Although debt finance is cheaper, obtaining such finance depend....
Decision Making Strategies for Coffee Time
Decision Making Strategies for Coffee Time
Coffee Time is a global coffee retailer looking to expand into Southeast Asia. Prior to any business opening they must conduct market research and complete their business strategy. For the Business Development Manager in this simulation she has to ....
Determining the Debt-Equity Mix
This paper will discuss the optimal debt-equity mix to finance the expansion, with WACC as the benchmark. I will use the Weighted-Average Cost of Capital to decide on the expansion plans and the optimal debt-equity mix. This paper will also explain how I will decrease the level of debt in the capi....
Diageo optimal capital structure
1) How has Diageo managed its capital structure
To date DiageoÂ’s capital structure has been more of a generic result of acquisitions, disposals, and taking advantage of market movements to raise money, issue special dividends or issue shares.
Prior to the creation of Diageo, both Guinness and....
Earth
Earth
Earth, our home planet, a beautiful blue and white ball when seen from space. It is the third planet from the Sun and it is the largest of the inner planets. The only planet known to support life and contain liquid water on its surface. But there is much more to earth than just a great big ba....
Earthquakes and Building Stability
Introduction
An earthquake is an oscillation of the Earth¡¦s crust as a result of the movement of two pieces of the Earth¡¦s crust past each other along fractures. These fractures, called faults, represent weak points in the crust and may be horizontal or vertical. The crustal movement desc....
Emma and Clueless - Jane Austen
“The transformation process illuminates the fact that texts are shaped by the context they are composed and read in”
Clueless, Amy HeckerlingÂ’s cinematic C2oth reconstruction of Jane AustenÂ’s early C19th Regency era novel, Emma illuminates the fact that texts are shaped by the contexts in wh....
Ethics Medical Dilemma - Teen Pregnancy
Teen pregnancy is an imperative aspect and issues relating to it ought to be dealt with keenly and through use of necessary ethical practices. There are healthiness dangers for children born to teenage mothers as they are prone to suffer health, social, and emotional complications. Women who becom....
Evaluating Fiscal Policy Alternatives
Abstract
This paper will explain the effects of the changes in fiscal policy as a result of the Evaluating Fiscal Policy simulation. This paper will explain what happened in the simulation as the spending and income tax rates were raised and lowered. This paper will also explain how inflation, un....
Evaluating Fiscal Policy Alternatives
Abstract
This paper will explain the effects of the changes in fiscal policy as a result of the Evaluating Fiscal Policy simulation. This paper will explain what happened in the simulation as the spending and income tax rates were raised and lowered. This paper will also explain how inflation, un....
Evolution of the Modern Nursing Practice
Roy L Simpson. "Where will we be in 2015? " Nursing Management 35.12 (2004): 38-42. ABI/INFORM Global, ProQuest. Web. 18 Jul. 2009. Roy L. Simpson describes technological advancements for the approaching year 2015 in the health care industry; more specifically how these advancements with effect ....
Fiscal Policy
Fiscal Policy Measures are the tools used by the Government to keep the economy moving toward its long-run potential output or income. Policies implemented by the Federal Government are essential in the economies Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and aggregate income of the economy. Some Federal G....
Form of Indrustal Organization
Introduction
Industrial organization is composed of four market structures: monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition and perfect competition. In a monopoly, there is one dominant seller in the market Monopoly is prompted by the power to control a critical input in the production process.....
fuel injection system
Abstract
Today most of the countries uses fossil fuel as their major energy suppliers to meet their energy requirement, but in the past few years, it has become obvious that fossil fuel resources are fast depleting and that the fossil fuel era is gradually coming to an end, thus there becomes n....
Futuring: Exploring the Future
In order to meet the challenges of the future, society needs to find out what can we expect in the years to come; so this heightens our awareness of the choices. Society can at that moment set realistic goals and develop useful strategies for accomplishing them. Society feels that it is not poss....
Gap Analysis: Global Communications
The simulation involving Global Communications provided a unique opportunity to investigate various situations in which an organization is attempting to improve its current status. The organization wants to develop into a global force in the telecommunications market by providing a platform of new....
Generic Benchmarking Crystel
CrysTel Generic Benchmarking Team Project
Team C
University of Phoenix
All companies experience internal issues that they need to deal with. CrysTel had internal problems such as employee dissatisfaction, organizational structure and leadership. CrysTel also had external problems such as com....
global warming
Global warming is a serious threat to humans that has long been identified and is a problem that requires attention not only at a national and international level but primarily at an individual and public level. Global warming is a phenomenon analogous to the green house effect – heat in the fo....
Global Warming
Over the years, there has been a heated debate over whether or not global warming is an increasing problem due to human contribution or our Earth. Some people believe that human actions, such as burning fossil fuels and automobile usage, have emitted an increasing amount of carbon dioxide into the ....
Good Sport: Leading Change Analysis
Running head: GOOD SPORT: LEADING CHANGE ANALYSIS
Good Sport: Leading Change Analysis
Good Sport: Leading Change Analysis
McShane, Von Glinow (2004) state, “Organizational structure refers to the division of labor as well as the patterns of coordination, communica....
Harrison-Keyes Gap Analysis
Gap Analysis: Harrison-Keyes
In an effort to remain competitive in the global publishing industry, Harrison-Keyes has started to implement a new e-book publishing strategy. Even though Harrison-Keyes executives protested the idea of the e-book they decided to pursue the publishing initiative ....
History and Development of Statistics
Statistics is a mathematical science pertaining to the collection, analysis, interpretation or explanation, and presentation of data. It is applicable to a wide variety of academic disciplines, from the physical and social sciences to the humanities. Statistics are also used for making informed deci....
How important is it for mobile robots to have abilities of learning as animal behavior?
How important is it for mobile robots to have abilities of learning as animal behavior?
By Thanit Maleekaew
Introduction
At first glance, robots in the imagination of humankind look like robots called androids shown in many movies such as ‘C3PO in Star WarÂ’, ‘TerminatorÂ’, or ‘I, RobotÂ....
How many animals are used in research?
How Many Animals Are Used in Research?
It's impossible to know exactly how many animals are being used in research because U.S. laws do not require scientists to report how many mice, rats, or birds they use. But even though no one is sure how many rats and mice are used in research, most sources a....
How Many Nukes Does the World Need?
How Many Nukes Does the World Need?
Is the National Missile Defense a good use of taxpayer dollars? In today’s expanding economy, it becomes necessary to provide stability and to protect our achievements. The United States has been involved in a multitude of treaties (one being the ABM, Anti-....
HR Management Simulation
Most organizations have encountered similar situations as Cartwright-Porter Regional Airport. In this simulation, the company asked that the current baggage handlers' compensation structure be reviewed, that an issue regarding sexual harassment be addressed, and that the current performance standard....
Hyperreality
Hyperreality
"The drill is not hiding the truth. It is the truth which conceals that there is no truth. The simulacrum is true", Jean Baudrillard.
... in philosophy
The term simulation, which incorporates Baudrillard has been previously used in relation to the Theory of Ideas that Pl....
Implementing a systems development plan
The Bead Bar is a company that provides customers with the supplies needed to make and design their own beaded jewelry. The company employs 15 full-time employees and approximately 20 part-time employees. This companyÂ’s annual revenue is now at approximately 1.5 million dollars. As a result of....
Industry analysis: uranium mining
The University of Calgary
Haskayne School of Business
MGST 797.10
Personal skills and Business Acumen
Industry Analysis
URANIUM MINING
1 Executive Summary
During the next 50 years, global population will likely grow from six to nine billion people. With energy demand expected to d....
Interclean - Devlopment of Training and Mentoring Program
Developing a training plan consist of identifying the needs and objectives of the program, developing standards for evaluation, determining the delivery methods and content of the training, setting a timeline for the program, as well as determining the evaluation and feedback methods that will be u....
International Trade Concept, Simulation
Simulation Paper: International Trade Concepts
Throughout the world there can be seen a common similarity between each nation, usually found within the working engine of its economy. What they all have in common, in one form or another is the constant drive and ambition to form, or....
International Trade Simulation Paper
As the trade representative for the government of Rodamia, I have been appointed by the President to expand upon a rather nonexistent international trade campaign within my country. The president believes in open market and international trading and, as such, has appointed myself and others to deve....
Is Global Warming a Threat?
In 1986, a panel of 150 scientists from eleven countries issued a report warning that human activities such as automobile use, the production of energy from burning fossil fuels, and deforestation could cause global temperatures to rise by intensifying the earthÂ’s greenhouse effect.
An essentia....
Leadership and Change Management
Summary of Key Concepts
The Intersect Investments simulation is not unfamiliar territory to big business there have been many organizations that have gone through or are going through a similar reorganization structure and culture. The CEO, Frank Jeffers, has made it clear to his team what the visi....
Leadership Research
Leadership Research
The Good Sport Corporation is like just about any other company that can be found when it comes to leadership. Good Sport is filled with many leadership challenges. Generic research can be the source of solutions for Good Sport. In this Leadership Research paper, Team C will se....
Leadership Research
Good Sport experienced success in the last few years, but is on the verge of considerable change as they move forward with the latest design and manufacturing trends in the fitness equipment industry (University of Phoenix, 2008). This paper explores the challenges the leadership/management team o....
LEADERSHIP RESEARCH BENCHMARKING
Running head: LEADERSHIP RESEARCH BENCHMARKING
Leadership Research Benchmarking
University of Phoenix
Table of Contents
Page
Introduction 4
Individual Company Synopses 4
Adelphia 4
Adnexus Therapeutics 5
Blackstone Group 6
Boeing 7
E....
Leading Change
Running head: LEADING CHANGE
Leading Change Paper
Randy Amos
University of Phoenix
MBA 520
Facilitator: Dan Sims
Week 3 assignment
June 11, 2007
Introduction
In todayÂ’s rapidly changing business world, companies are constantly seeking ways to improve or mod....
Leading Change at Good Sport (the company)
Leading Change
Introduction:
Good Sport is a company that manufactures fitness equipment such as treadmills, exercise bikes, stair steppers, and rowing machines. The company is based in Coral Springs Florida and mainly sells equipment to hospitals located in Flo....
leading change paper - Managing Across the Organization
Introduction
The simulation, “Managing Across the Organization,” brought up some interesting techniques a person might utilize in an organization. It illustrated “the influence of power and politics in managing different situations in an exercise equipment manufacturing company.” (University of....
Lease vs buy simulation
“Analyzing Lease vs. Buy Decisions” Simulation Summary
In today complicated and always evolving business world, many individuals and businesses struggle with the options of leasing or buying when considering the purchase of a new asset. These decisions must be made in order for the parties concer....
Macroeconomic Impact on Buisness Operations
This paper will discuss the tools of monetary control used by the Federal Reserve to change the supply of money in turn affect the macroeconomics factors such as gross domestic product, inflation rate, interest rate and unemployment rate. The goal is to find the combination of monetary policy t....
Macroeconomics Impact on Business Operations
Macroeconomics surveys trends in the national economy as a whole considering the study of the sum of individual economic factors. In addition, economic systems are subjective to several macroeconomic factors. A nation will strive for sustainable economic growth to improve the standard of living fo....
Managing Across the Organization
In todayÂ’s highly competitive business world, companies face new challenges everyday. Good Sport is not the first company to have to change their strategy to adapt to their ever-changing industry. Upon researching the issues Good Sport faces, it is not uncommon for companies to experience conflict ....
Managing Regulatory Risk
Every business faces legal liability issues, all of which must be understood, planned for, and possibly dealt with, preferably before they become a hazard to the organization. For a large corporation, or one dealing with especially sensitive or hazardous concerns, these concerns can be a significa....
Market Structures
Running head: Market Structures
Market Structures
Market Structures
McConnell and Brue (2004) describe four market structures that companies align themselves with during the course of their corporate lives. This paper will give examples of the four market structures: Pure Compet....
Media Influence
CRITICALLY ASSESS THE WAYS IN WHICH THE MEDIA CAN BE SAID TO INFLUENCE OR HAVE EFFECTS ON SOCIETY.The Mass Media is a unique feature of modern society; its development has accompanied an increase in the magnitude and complexity of societal actions and engagements, rapid social change, technological ....
Memo: Affecting Culture Change Paper
I will be discussing the affecting culture change experience that I gained from the leadership in action simulation. This paper will cover established methods of control and current departmental and organizational cultures, recommendations to improve the culture and empower employees, describing wh....
Mendel changing his results
Did Gregor Mendel actively forge his Results in Order to Match More Precisely with his expected results?
In the field of genetics and the evolution of acquired traits, there is no other person more recognizable than Gregor Mendel. It is through his experiments and research of pea plants that we h....
Multimedia
As a technology, it is called multimedia. As a revolution, it is the sumofmany revolutions wrapped into one: A revolution in communication thatcombines the audio visual power of television, the publishing power of theprinting press, and the interactive power of the computer. Multimedia istheconver....
NANOTECH
Coherent charge qubits based on
GaAs quantum dots with a built-in
barrier
Abstract. We investigated the use of quantum bits (qubits)—semiconductor quantum dots
containing one electron and each consisting of two tunnel-connected parts—as basic
elements of the quantum computer. The numerical ....
Needs Assessment for Quality Improvement Paper
Introduction
The fallowing paper we will select a process within Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA, Spanish acronym) organization that may need improvement. We also, will address the following deliverables: a) a description of the chosen process; b) an as-is flow chart of the process to be a....
Neurotransmitters
Abstract
The importance of understanding reuptake neurotransmitters and their mechanisms is essential to treating degenerative neural diseases such as ParkinsonÂ’s Disease, AlzheimerÂ’s Disease and other depression related disorders. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that are released from neurons i....
Nike Biking Shoes
ADVERTISING
PRODUCT NAME: Nike Biking Shoes
NAME OF SOURCE: Men's Health
DATE VIEWED: April 6, 2000
MAIN APPEAL: Belonging Needs, Esteem Needs, Self-actualization
FIRST IMPRESSION: 7
TARGET AUDIENCE: Adult or Adolescent males who play sports
TON....
Peak Pressures During Manual Ventilation
The purpose of the study is to identify the peak pressures in the lung during manual ventilation. Manual ventilation is used mostly in the ICU during CPR and during transports. This makes the chances of barotrauma greater. Their hypothesis was that respiratory therapists sometimes deliver v....
Perceptual maps in marketing
CruiserThorr is a $5 billion company that manufactures a range of motorcycles and produces more than 200,000 units per year. This paper is based on an online simulation about the company in which I will formulate their position strategy. I will construct a perpetual map, and begin choosing its param....
Perceptual Maps in Marketing
Regardless of the organizational goal, there is no questioning the importance of effective marketing to the success of an organization. Marketing is crucial to the survival of a company. In order to gain an edge, a company must position itself distinctly and must differentiate its marketing from ....
Perceptual Maps Marketing Simulation
Abstract
This paper will describe the situation of the perceptual maps simulation and summarize the different marketing components addressed in the simulation by explaining the relationship between differentiations and positioning of products or services and was my expectation of the repositioning ....
Philosophy of Visual Disability
Preamble:
The greatest expression of the ultimate timeless civilisation of mankind, is the embodiment of unfeigned, absolute, active altruistic reverence for the universal equality, dignity and sanctity of humanity; the inability to perceive the declivity from behind an acclivity, or rat....
Pizza Store Simulation
This simulation was very interesting and helpful in understand the way the operating systems work. Throughout the simulation were several ideas that assisted in making the best decisions for the organization. These decisions were helpful in saving money and making profitable margins for the compan....
Pride vs. Guilt
Pride and guilt - two words that generally don’t describe the same person. However, authors will occasionally use these two characteristics to further explain the characters in the ensuing story. A perfect example of this is Edgar Allan Poe’s brilliant narrative “The Tell-Tale Heart.” The nar....
Problem Solution: Global Communications
Running head: Problem Solution: Global Communications
Problem Solution: Global Communications
Adam Alexander
University of Phoenix
September 12, 2007
Andy(Jim) Hutcherson
Problem Solution: Global Communications
Problems or challenges are to be expected as part of a....
Problem Solutions Intersect Investment Paper
Problem Solution: Intersect Investments
Intersect Investment has noticed a drop in customers by 25% and an increase in employee turnover by 25%. The CEO has decided to replace the executive vice president and expects the new incumbent to implement a customer intimacy model. However, Janet, the ne....
Productivity and cost
Productivity and Cost
In this paper, I will describe a company that has made a strategic decision based on productivity, wages and benefits, and other fixed and variable costs. I will also include the decision that was made and discuss the outcomes. In addition, I will incorporate the law of dimi....
Progress and Power: The Barbarism of Modern Civilization
Slovenian psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek says that philosophy is not a discipline where answers are to be sought. Rather, philosophy is a byproduct of millennia of intellectual ferment, where problems are redefined (Zizek 2006, p.137). Thus, Herbert Spencer redefines “progress” as the increase in he....
Project Plan Forecast
Introduction
Accurate project forecasting is essential for long term planning, forecasting will not only show you what to expect in profits, it will also forewarn you of impending problems. The forecast plan can yield multiple benefits to the business owner. First, the forecast plan is a valu....
Quality Management at Seguro Corporation
Seguro Corporation is the leading company in the manufacturing computer cabinets. The company is currently using causes & effects diagram, control chart and Pareto chart to provide quality products to the customers (University of Phoenix, MGT449). In the first stage of implementing a total quality p....
Reason, Publicity, and Reaction
This paper reviews and compares some of the initial media coverage and criticisms of BYU physics professor Steven E. Jones' research paper, Why Indeed Did the WTC Buildings Collapse? In his paper, Jones calls for an investigation of the World Trade Center skyscrapers' collapses that seriously consid....
Regaining acountin Success
Running Head: Re-Gaining the Edge with a Synchronized Supply Chain
Re-Gaining the Edge with a Synchronized Supply Chain
AuthorÂ’s Name
InstitutionÂ’s Name
S. No Table of Contents Page No
1 Abstract 3
2....
Riordan Gap Analysis
Generic Benchmarking: Riordan Manufacturing
Generic Benchmarking Riordan Manufacturing
This generic benchmark intends to discover the best practices of companies that have solved issues comparable to Riordan ManufacturingÂ’s concerns. Normally, it is best to find solutions involving companie....
Risk Analysis on Investment Decision
Running head: Risk Analysis on Investment Decision
Risk Analysis on Investment Decision
Wes Whittington
University of Phoenix
8 October 2007
Introduction
In the Capital Budgeting simulation I was the Financial Analyst at Silicon Arts Inc. Silicon Arts Inc. is a four year-old....
simulation summary Thorr Motorcycles
Perceptual Maps Simulation
Introduction
CruiserThorr is the flagship motorcycle for Thorr Motorcycles. Until recently, the company has been immune to trends in the economy. However, presently, the company has noticed a downward trend in sales and wishes to adjust its marketing campaign accordin....
sociology in sports
April 28, 2005
Overview of Research Interests
My professional interest is about emergency planning. I want to find out what happened on September 11, 2001 that made businesses and people change their emergency planning. I also want to find out what the government does for emergency planni....
Strategic Human Research
Irwin Goldstein laid out three basic requirements for evaluating the effectiveness of a training and development program: assessment, training and development, and evaluation (Goldstein, 1974). His logic was simple in that he proposed that limited resources (time and money) be used effectively towar....
STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE RESEARCH
Strategic Human Resource Research
InterClean, a cleaning company that is attempting to transition to a full-solutions company, is turning to its HR department to lead a major organizational restructuring effort (University of Phoenix, 2007). Human resource management (HRM) performs all of the manag....
Strategy Formulation & Implementation
Simulation Reflection Paper
Ronika Jones
University of Phoenix
Strategy Formulation and Implementation / MGT 578
Ruediger Mueller
May 23, 2006
Simulation Reflection Paper
Executive Summary
Strategy combines foresight, planning, and making decisions for sh....
Supply and Demand
Supply and Demand Simulation
The goal of this paper is to tie in economic theory to the completed supply and demand simulation. The author will review the causes and impacts of changes affecting equilibrium price, the impact of population increase on supply and demand, the impact of change in....
Supply and Demand Simulation
Economics for Business I / ECO 360
May 29, 2006
Supply and Demand Simulation
The Economics for Business I course is intended to teach students the basics of economics and how it affects each individualÂ’s personal life as well as in the workplace. Within the rim of the course it a....
Teamwork
1) Definition of a Team
Businesses and organizations are increasingly relying on work teams to streamline processes, enhance participation and improve performance. Teamwork is of worldwide importance. Although teams are diverse and can take on many forms, all teams are defined by four characteris....
Technology and Elementary Education
The Nettle Creek School District began redesigning their technology curriculum last year. The state has begun requiring schools to create Technology Plans that must be approved by the state in order to receive grant monies. The process was also incorporated into our school improvement plan, which ....
Technology and the Future
The technological progress in recent years has been tremendous. So much so that there is not much that can be done today, without the use of a computer or quite simply, some form of technology. Consequently, technology has acquired a significant role in how we, as individuals live and more importa....
The Brain
Does the mind run the brain or does the brain the mind or, rather, to what extent does one run each other? (Sacks 474) “The Ancients said that animals are taught through their organs; add this so are men, but they have the advantage of teaching their organs in return.”(Sacks 474) The Brain, an all....
The Matrix
Reality Bytes: A journey through perceptions of reality in 'The Matrix' and the technological world. The idea for this dissertation arose from the culmination of a number of thoughts that have interested me for some time. The question of ‘reality’ has always intrigued me. I perceived it ....
The Matrix
In the not-too-distant future, the human race has become enslaved to man-made machines armed with artificial intelligence. To keep humans under control, the machines place them in the Matrix, a highly advanced computer simulation program that dictates what we know as the real world. A band of freedo....
The Philosophy of Visual Disability
The greatest expression of the ultimate timeless civilisation of mankind, is the embodiment of unfeigned, absolute, active altruistic reverence for the universal equality, dignity and sanctity of humanity; the inability to perceive the declivity from behind an acclivity, or rather, the proclivity to....
The Sociopolitical Ramifications of Computer Gaming
Since the dawning of civilization, when the first humans walked the earth, games have played an integral part in human society. Humanity has always had a passion for pastimes and has accordingly created an immense number of methods for achieving diversion. From the game of Senet, an ancient Egyptian....
The Thirteenth Floor
Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something important, and leaves a note for his colleague, Douglas Hall, in a computer generated parallel world that's just like 1937, with seemingly real people with real emotions. Fuller is murdered the same night, by his colleague, who cannot recall ....
Training Your Mind: Sports Psychology
Training Your Mind
Have you ever watched Super Bowl and wondered how the starting quarterback competes under such great pressure? The answer is that top athletes not only perfect their physical skills, but they also train to master the psychological skills that allow them to deliver their best i....
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP at Good Sports Inc.
Running head: LEADING CHANGE
Leading Change: Good Sport
Bradley S. March
University of Phoenix
Introduction
A shrewd, second century Chinese writer, Sun Tzu observed in his book that it was important to understand the motivation of neighboring rulers before entering into....
Violence - men are more violent than women
Thai 1
Violence refers to acts of aggression and abuse which causes or intends to cause criminal injury or harm to persons, and to a lesser extent animals and property. The term violence also connotes an aggressive tendency to act out destructive behaviors (Wikipedia). According to the article "T....
virtual reality
Human Computer Interaction in Virtual Reality
1. Introduction
The goal of virtual reality (VR) systems is to immerse the participant within a computer-generated, virtual environment (VE). Interacting with the VE poses issues unique to VR. The ideal VE system would have the participant fully beli....
Virtual Reality is more than Reality
The science of Virtual Reality has stated its presence in the mediaand now it is turning the eyes to see the new generation of games and3D application. However, like the Art in the beginning of our modern society it needsto become much more matured than it has proven until now. The types ofmaturity....
VLSI
PROLOGUE
Most of the students of Electronics Engineering are exposed to Integrated Circuits (IC's) at a very basic level, involving SSI (small scale integration) circuits like logic gates or MSI (medium scale integration) circuits like multiplexers, parity encoders etc. But there is a lot bigger ....
Voice recognition and speech synthesis technologies
By Nick Hampshire. ZDNet UK (June 12, 2006). "Voice recognition and speech synthesis technologies may not have developed to the degree some science fiction writers hoped, but have nevertheless seen some startling successes. ... Voice synthesis has been around for a long time. Bell Labs demonstrated ....
What makes a programming language popular
A friend of mine once told an eminent operating systems expert that he wanted to design a really good programming language. The expert told him that it would be a waste of time, that programming languages don't become popular or unpopular based on their merits, and so no matter how good his language....
WHITE NOISE (Don DeLillo) "Life is a Sumation"
Simulation, by definition, is an imitation; the assumption of false appearances. Simulation is evident throughout almost all of the events in the White Noise. It gives a melancholy view of how a typical middle-class American family, the Gladneys, along with the rest of society, shar....
Why is computer education for young children a growing concern?
Why is computer education for young children a growing concern?
Over the past few years, computers have become a vastly popular household item. The luxury of emailing messages as opposed to charging up the phone bill is more appealing. Checking news, weather, and sports via the Internet is a conve....
XANADU ELECTRONICS CASE STUDY
Founded in 1967, Xanadu Electronics Corporation, driven by a continuous progress, in only six years proved to be the first company that successfully develop a device to detect and decode tones from a touch keypad at a marketable price. Together with the purchase of a semiconductor fabrication facili....
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