TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, VOL. 49, NO. 1, FEBRUARY 2002 Core Competence for Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A Structured Methodology for Identifying Core Competence Khalid Hafeez, YanBing Zhang, and Naila Malak Abstract—Core competencies are the crown jewels of a company and, therefore, should be carefully nurtured and developed. Companies can determine their future business directions based on the strengths of competencies. However, because generalized terms such as resource
its slogan and it valued innovation very much. The main features of the company can be resumed in this tables: Type Public Traded as NASDAQ: AAPL NASDAQ-100 component S&P 500 component Industry Computer hardware Computer software Consumer electronics Digital distribution Area served Worldwide Founded Cupertino, California, U.S. (April 1, 1976) Founders • Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne Number of locations 425 retail stores (June 2014) Products • Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini, Apple TV
Key Risks in Construction Projects: Life Cycle and Stakeholder Perspectives Dr Patrick. X.W. Zou1 , Dr Guomin Zhang2 and Professor Jia-Yuan Wang3 1 and 2: Faculty of Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia; 3: College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China E-mail addresses: 1 p.zou@unsw.edu.au, 2 guominz@fbe.unsw.edu.au, 3 wangjy@szu.edu.cn Abstract Managing risks in construction projects has been recognised as a very
Performance Appraisal>BBNP4103 INTRODUCTION TO PEMBINAAN ABDULLAH SDN BHD Established since 1986, Pembinaan Abdullah Sdn. Bhd. has commenced business in activities involving infrastructure and production works. Along the years, the company has ventured into housing development and building construction. In 2005, the company expanded into agricultural palm oil and hotel industries. PA has also invested in resources that have been allocated in research and development into biochemical fields, tourism
Proton implementing a global strategy Table of contents 1 Introduction 3 2 Protons motivation for expanding abroad 3 1 Traditional motivations for internationalization 4 2 Protons emerging motivations for internationalization 4 3 Impact of distance on global expansion 5 4 Protons global strategy 6 3 Scale economies 6 4 National differences 7 5 Scope economies 7 5 Protons current partnerships 8 6 Detroit
achieve a common goal or objective Classifying LSO 's *Number of employee 's exceeds 200 (according to the ABS) *Revenue (gross income) is in the millions of dollars *Total assets or market capitalisation (no. of shares x share value) is over $200 million *Profit after tax is still in the millions *Extent of operations (multinational or transnational) *Management structure (there must be a clear distinction between the owners and managers) Types of LSO 's -Can hail from either the public or private sector
Communicative Language Teaching Today Jack C. Richards cambridge university press Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press 32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013-2473, USA www.cambridge.org © Cambridge University Press 2006 This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge
development between countries which seem to have roughly equal resources, so it is necessary to enquire into the difference in human behaviors” The project report is all about recruitment and selection process that‟s an important part of any organization. Recruitment highlights each applicant‟s skills, talents and experience. Their selection involves developing a list of qualified candidates, defining a selection strategy, identifying qualified candidates, thoroughly evaluating qualified candidates and
EVOLUTION OF THE XBOX SUPPLY CHAIN April 2, 2007 Contents Section 1: A Synopsis and interpretation of the Supply chain changes made between Xbox and Xbox 360 Section 2: Benefits and Risks of global launch of Xbox 360 Section 3: Benefits and Limitations of using EMS firms concentrated in China and an Analysis of the co-ordination efforts required Section 4: References 21 Section 1: A Synopsis and interpretation of the Supply chain changes made between Xbox and Xbox 360 by Anand Kangala
Human Resource Management Practices in Infosys INTRODUCTION "Our assets walk out of the door each evening. We have to make sure that they come back the next morning." (Narayana Murthy, CEO Infosys). Infosys technology, a leading software company based in India, was voted as the best employer in the country in many HR surveys in the recent years. The company is well known for its employee friendly HR practices. Though Infosys has grown to become a US $ 2 billion company by the year