Essays on Capability

The current business world is changing vastly. New measures have come into play regarding the best practices to measure employees’ potential in order to achieve the best input practices. Employee valuation in terms of potential and skill are the fundamentals in determining the level of employee capability to a given role. Many business managers use different techniques, which work out for them.

Performance management process

In the competitive business environment capability management is one of the most ideal business strategies aimed at measuring employee talent and skills towards a particular role. Capability management entails the activities that shape an organization’s capability Continue reading...

Being the world’s superpower, a country ought to have a good economy, strong military capability, high per capita growth, science and technologies, and influence in the global community. One of the things that had aided China’s phenomenal economic growth is international trade and foreign direct investment (Sigurdson 37). These two policies helped China in gaining international financial earnings such as the dollar, which helps in making the country independent. In addition, China is known for undervaluing its currency in order to export more of their goods and services to the international market (Gifford 87). This shows that Continue reading...

Question 1

The Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, in many of his works, tends to celebrate the idealized relationship between man and nature. He feels that nature is absolutely beautiful and powerful, and is connected to man through the divine spirit of God. In "Mont Blanc," he refers to God when talking about the titular mountain and the Arve River, and in "Hymn to Intellectual Beauty" he cites a "spirit of beauty" as something that us the source of all truth and joy (766). "Ode to the West Wind" utilizes a terza rima format for its five cantos of text - Continue reading...

Introduction

Internet presence for any company is crucial in this information era. There is a need for any company that requires having online clients to develop a responsive website that will harness the online clients and make into use this untapped market. This process requires to be developed with the end user in mind. The developers of websites should understand the needs of the clients and how they can be reached for effective communication to be undertaken. This is the role that Design Geeks, Inc. plays in the development process of websites. We understand the clients and what the company Continue reading...

Since the ancient times, it is visible that there is always a gap between societies that often divides them into two or more distinct groups. There are countries that have more political and economic capability than other countries, while there are countries that are better in social stability. In terms of people, they are mostly divided through their financial capability, educational attainment and upbringing, which would then determine as to whether or not they can keep up with the modern world. As far as technology is concerned, people are yet again divided over their capacity to know and afford Continue reading...

Introduction

After Watson improved their processor to become the world fastest processor, working with Watson process has made computer more efficient. In terms of operations, this process has improved work execution from threefold to tenfold using DSP. This processor has come with great advantages to computer users with the synchronization counterpart well recognized. In order to realize such process to be effective, Watson came up with chronological process paradigms. Such program can be configured without having a central control unit. Since increasing their process, Watson computing company capability is more efficient. The efficiency of a computer is determined by the Continue reading...

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Abstract

This study is aimed at assessing the best practices in workplace communication and has identified listening skill as the most important skill required for an effective communicator. The assessments were made based on the review of relevant and available literature in this subject. As communication is about conveying the information to the target audience at the needed times, it is required to understand the target audiences from different perspectives so as to get appropriate responses. The effectiveness of the communication depends mostly on the responses. Listening skill in fact provides ample opportunity for the communicator to understand Continue reading...

‘Warfare state’ or ‘welfare state’: which better describes the British State in the 20th century?

Great Britain has been a witness to many conflicts that had led to a shift in international and regional politics, triggering the onset of policies and programs directed to either war or welfare. As a veteran of the Great Wars and one of the world’s influential hegemons, Britain had succumbed to both victory and immense loss especially in economic and social development. With the trauma caused by the Great Wars to the nation, the British government alongside the monarchy had revised its programs to revive the once dominant British state towards the 20th century. However, experts have argued Continue reading...

Introduction Page

The field of finance and financial management is very broad, and it usually has number of aspects associated with it (Miller, 2008). Organizations have to consider their effectiveness while considering their planning and strategies to have competitiveness in the market. Merger and Acquisition (M&A) is an effective grant and strategies that associated with the financial management lectures, and it will be equally beneficial for the entities in initiate effective M&A strategies for their future benefits and aspects. The core aspect that will be discussed here related to M&A.

Analysis & Findings

- Mergers should be differentiated with the strategic alliance, as most Continue reading...

After the Great Wars that shook the status quo in the 1900s up to the late 90s, many believed that peace would no longer be threatened by worldwide conflict. However, this relief had been shattered when a group had decided to attack several key installations of the world’s only superpower on September 11, 2001, returning the fear that was once felt in the time of the Great Wars. With a group known as Al Qaeda taking responsibility over the crime, the US and its allies have declared “The War on Terror” against groups such as Al Qaeda across Continue reading...

Chapter One: General Introduction

- Introduction
Public sector projects are an essential aspect of development and service delivery. Every government’s role in development is to deliver services through various sectors. Infrastructure is one of the main service delivery and development channels (Bardhan & Mookherjee 2006, p. 101). Government delivers service through departments, ministries, and agencies. These form public sector clients. Public sector clients are responsible for infrastructural development. Public sector infrastructure procurement is marred with a number of problems, which limit the capacity of these clients. Proper infrastructural procurement is dependent on the ability or capacity of clients to resolve problems associated with Continue reading...

Introduction

With the changing role of women, there has been the call to have women in combat. There are those of the view that this called for as it will serve to balance the rights that women have and also there those who argue that this will weaken the military given the strength of women in ,military and those of men. Military power is the people’s perception of capability and the ability to tap that capability to be used for defense. Military capability is the ability of the people in the military to destroy and make neutralize the weapons Continue reading...

Socio-Political Impact of Nuclear Power

The debate on the usability and safety of nuclear power has returned back to the limelight due to the on-going issue in Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant, and the growing number of nations trying to accumulate nuclear power for their national interest. Nuclear power remains as a crucial topic of national importance for many nations since the discussions for nuclear proliferation and disarmament took place after the Second World War. However, some nations had retained its use for electricity and for other applicable sciences. With the debate on nuclear power back due to the countries trying to harness such volatile Continue reading...

The concept of enterprise architecture plainly refers to the extensive use of data management systems in the organization of businesses. A single corporation may feel the need to harmonize different types of data from its constituents for the purposes of decision-making. Enterprise architecture proves to be the best solution from Polizzi’s perspective. Through this, he argues that the company will be able to integrate the different aspects of its stretching potential into a single managerial core. As a result of its increased business transactions, it is unable to organize its sales and product variability and seeks to solve Continue reading...

The concept of enterprise architecture plainly refers to the extensive use of data management systems in the organization of businesses. A single corporation may feel the need to harmonize different types of data from its constituents for the purposes of decision-making. Enterprise architecture proves to be the best solution from Polizzi’s perspective. Through this, he argues that the company will be able to integrate the different aspects of its stretching potential into a single managerial core. As a result of its increased business transactions, it is unable to organize its sales and product variability and seeks to solve Continue reading...

With the end of the Second World War in 1945, the international community had desired to create an international organization that would ensure that wars would be prevented and entice global development and partnership between nations. There had been earlier attempts prior to the end of the war to create such “united organization”, but the growing aggression that led to the Second World War and the national interests of each nation restricted these attempts. With the aftermath of the war revealing the ailing economies of the war-torn nations and the trauma on wars, the necessity to maintain the attained Continue reading...

IT Consultation for Mr. Green

Windows 7 Ultimate has the following capabilities that Mr. Green must be aware of in terms of its networking capabilities. These include the availability of BranchCache where in with this feature enables the user to keep a local copy of most accessed company files. DirectAccess is another networking feature where one can use if he is a VPN (virtual private network client). This specific feature boosts its capability to provide a secure connection between both ends of two communicating nodes. Domain Join is still another feature where you can use your system on an Active Directory style network. The Continue reading...

Assessing Emaar Company Strategic Readiness For The Future (2033)
- Historical Background of the Environment
The United Arab Emirates construction industry has caught the attention of the world of late. With construction projects that break world records, the construction industry in the country is at its prime. Yet, even in the midst of all this, the construction industry has not plateaued. Other construction projects are earmarked, especially in the capital, Dubai. The city boasts of some of the tallest and most marvelous buildings in the world. Other construction marvels in the city also surpass previous records. Dubai, the gateway Continue reading...

Abstract

This paper discusses contingency planning for an organization's IT resources. In particular, it discusses the six contingency planning steps; the recovery options for IT resources; the recommended testing requirements; and a recommendation for a proposed 24-month cycle business contingency test plan. The paper concludes that a contingency plan should cover all of an organization’s resources and that the contingency plan for its IT resources should complement and support those of the other resources.

Introduction 4

Contingency Planning Steps 4
Identification of Mission- or Business-critical Functions 5
Identification of the Resources that Support the Critical Functions 5
Anticipation of the Potential Continue reading...

Many government and schools have been deciding on whether they are to officially put music in the school curriculum or not. In fact, some public schools have already made budget cuts and one of the programs being eliminated from the list is music class/education. However, many would still insist that music should be kept in the curriculum, since it makes positive effect upon the lives of every student. Thus, it is worthy of note that in making such position on having music in the curriculum, the specific and practical influence of music should be determined. To know the beneficial Continue reading...

IS and IT are the back bone of any organization and have a very strong control over the financial performance and productivity of an organization. The Information System hyped up, to become a key contributor to a business as the requirement of software and hardware systems to provide adequate technology to run a business increased. The implementation of the Information System has always been a tedious task, considering the fact that a minor flaw or downtime can cause a loss of millions to business and can lead to so major customer dissatisfaction.

CIOs (Chief Information Officers) across organizations are Continue reading...

4.0 Structural Type that will maximize the Strategic Capabilities of eBay
4.1 Critical analytical discussion of structural theories
4.2. The structural and generic approach strategy

The major determinant into employing a triumphant competitive strategy is identifying the type of structure that a business embraces. There are diverse business strategies and each and every business must fall below a particular structure. It is also very significant to have a knowledge concerning a particular strategy and the conditions under which it functions. Functional structure is a type of structure that is mostly preferred for large business enterprises. Employees working under functional Continue reading...

In every person’s life, marriage is considerably one of the most important highlights of their lives as this signals their commitment to one another and a new life. Many consider marriage to bevery serious business as many couples opt to take a long time to determine whether they can enter such commitment or just stay separated. However, there are a few who would undergo marriage and later on file for divorce due to irreconcilable differences and other reasons that would show the other is unfit for such commitment. For years, divorce remains as a hot topic for many Continue reading...

Thesis: As of the present time, the absence of democracy and Western ideals of peace in areas such as Ukraine and North Korea emphasizes a possibility of America failing to act as a global police because one move they make may be read differently by the opposing side and declare war, which America is trying to prevent.
- Since the end of the Cold War, the United States had been active to stop the onset of war or conflict in highly tensed nations which were either marred by terrorism or the lack of democracy under the Wilsonian foreign policy Continue reading...

The rapid advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Iraqi forces represents yet another critical milestone in Iraq’s turbulent recent history. The policy options available to the United States are complicated by the regional dimensions of the conflict and the divergent interests of key players, most notably Iran, Syria, Russia, a loose coalistion of Western countries and Sunni-regimes in the region. While most of the policy options may be framed as a search for the “least bad” policy to address this quagmire, there may be a path worth exploring to transform the situation Continue reading...

Introduction

The analysis of a company can be initiated and done from two different angles known as financial analysis and nonfinancial analysis. However, both of the types of analysis are essential for the investors as well as internal stakeholders of the company (Kamauff, 2010). Most of the times, the analysis would have been performed specifically by the investors to analyze the effectiveness of the financial markets and financial statements, and they are continuously delivering their best to maximize their earnings. Maximization in the earnings is not the attractive behavior and effective sign for an investor, as there are some other Continue reading...

- Investment analysis of the Emirate Airline
- The University
- [Instructor’s Name here]
- Table of Contents
- Financial highlights analyses, 2010-2014 .. 02
- Horizontal analyses 02
- Vertical analyses 04
- SWOT analysis .. 04
- Cash flow analyses, 2010-2014 . 06
- Cash flow statements analyses 06
- Profitability position 08
- Liquidity position 08

Horizontal analyses
The four-year revenue growth of Emirates Airlines was 90.4 percent, or an average annual growth of 22.5 percent. This growth performance is moderately high and impressive for a company in the airline industry, an industry reputed for its low Continue reading...

What is the difference between Realism and Neorealism?

The nature of international politics has long been a subject of immense debate between scholars since time in memorial. These scholars would present their own ideology as to why states go to war and what should be the main focus of actors in terms of policy-making and the use of force. Several ideologies have come and go in terms of explaining the erratic nature of international politics with only a few considered to be one of the foundations of international relations theory. One of these founding theories is known as Realism or classical realism and like its fellow international Continue reading...

Since ancient history, China’s capability to be a dominant and influential actor in the world had made itself known as it grew as one of the oldest and influential civilizations to exist even in the modern world. The Chinese had introduced Eastern culture to the West and brought the West and the East together as they were one of the earliest traders and scholars. Throughout the times of the Great Wars, it is visible China did not make a significant role and have mostly concentrated on its own affairs regionally. However, in recent years, many are now noticing Continue reading...

Major accidents and incidents in various offshore platforms and systems around the world have occurred leading to lose of lives and property. Investigations conducted have come up with recommendations but less has been given in terms of human factors. Accidents such as Piper Alpha disaster lead to a loss of 167 workers and millions of others.
The recommendations tabled by Lord Cullen cited the fact that Occidental used inadequate maintenance and safety procedures. The more than 100 recommendations tabled detailed how safety of workers were compromised after the company massive scaled back spending as a result of a plunge Continue reading...

Iran’s Nuclear Threat

REGIONAL STABILITY, GLOBAL SECURITY
Regional Stability, Global Security: Finding a Workable Answer to Iran’s Nuclear Threat
In the modern world, “rogue” states have become adept at wielding the threat of nuclear weaponry in the global political arena and wringing concessions from developed nations that have, at best, an imprecise knowledge of whether, and at what stage of development, nations like North Korea and Iran possess nuclear capability. It is a matter of intense interest among America’s intelligence and diplomatic communities to determine whether the persistently belligerent regime in Iran seeks political leverage against Israel and the United Continue reading...

Introduction & Background

Since the onset of the 2000s, possible nuclear arms race in the Middle East region has been the focus of the international community. The past decade saw Iran attempts to install nuclear weaponry face harsh criticism and opposition from the western powers. The west believes that if the Persian state succeeds, the already volatile Middle East would be a threat against international peace. Presently, according to intelligence reports, Israel is believed to possess nuclear weaponry though the current regime led by Benjamin Netanyahu continues to deny this. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty does not recognize Israel as a Continue reading...

Introduction

Language is a channel through which people communicate with each other. It is of utmost importance for a child’s development as it enables a child to gather information, process it and create conceptual images in his or her mind. Verbal communication enables a child to comprehend the world around and learn from it. Thus, language is an integral part of both, the formal and informal education systems. There is an increasing focus on enabling children to learn more than one language in the United States (King and Fogle 1). Bilingualism is the capability to communicate in two languages Continue reading...

Using the Service Encounter Model to Enhance Our Understanding of Business-To-Consumer Transactions in an eEnvironment

Nelson Massad and Kevin Crowston
What the article is about:
Internet plays a progressively greater role in human life. Currently it is complicated to think about a person who is not aware of the terms “search engine”, “site” or “Web Page”. It was noted that the number of Internet users increases annually, so the number of customers, who wish to have the access to a huge amount of information on different products and services through service providers, also increases. Today the number of online start-ups and complement companies is magnifical, so consumers can do business with such providers, but Continue reading...

Business

The development of the Holo-Generator, an innovative product fits in one's palm with features of playing three-dimensional music videos through sound and holographic images is a milestone in technological advancement that promises competitive advantage for the company that develops the product. Before developing the prototype, however, it is crucial that SWOT analysis is carried out to evaluate the chances of success or failure of the product in the market.
As such, electronic companies are cognizant of the potential in the youth and teenagers with regard to mobile phone technology and particularly hand held gargets such as the iPhone, iPod Continue reading...

Critical Review

Thesis
This is a critical review on research paper Case Studies on Successful M&A Practices in Acer & Lenovo: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective. The first section of this paper will discuss the purpose, rationale and related literature of this research paper. The second section will discuss the research methodology and design used in this paper. The final section will discuss the main findings and the implication related to this study.

Introduction

Historical information shows that about 70% of the M&A (merger & acquisitions) have led to value destruction and only 30% of the M&A lead to value creation. This case of empirical Continue reading...

Abstract

With advancement of technology a lot of issues have been invented. Different social media has been developed such as Face-book, twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube. With this advancement, reaching out to different people in different part of the world has been made easy. In evident those huge groups of young youths spend most of their time in social media, accounting for about seven and half hours a day. Based on this, in this paper my proposal is to create a site “Inspiration Initiative.” Through the social Medias and the sites fan page different youths can inspire each other on social, political Continue reading...

In the present case, Capability Ltd has given a document which was titled as ‘Memorandum of Terms’ and at the back of this document; two clauses have been inserted by a rubber stamp. Therefore the first clause states that the company is not responsible for any personal injury that may be suffered by the customer by performing the contract. In the same way, according to the second clause, the liability of the company for any damage that may be suffered by the home of the customer is limited to the sum of 500 pounds and at the same time Continue reading...

Shore & More Bicycles is a company that is operating its bicycle business in an environment with high competition. There is, therefore, a need to have an information system that will differentiate the different business processes in the company. The information system that is suggested for Shore & More Bicycles is CRM and ERP systems (Carayannis, 2010). These systems meet the growth strategy of the company. One way in which the systems meet the growth strategy of the company is that it will differentiate the customer processes within the company. There are both low-end and high-end customers who have varying needs. Continue reading...

Business

1.0 Sales Process
1.1 Introduction
A key to a successful sales process requires the process to be adaptive instead of manipulative (James 2013). Business analyst and experienced business leaders are recommending customer-centric as opposed to the traditional product-centric sales processes (James 2013). Briefly, the customer has control of the process and the seller adapts to the customers decisions (James 2013). The sales process follows the engineering model of decision-making, but flexibility has a major role to play in the process.
1.2 Sales process strategy
A sales process strategy relies upon problem-solving techniques similar to those used in the engineering Continue reading...