Capability approach

and display technologies. The firm has 25 employees and does $5 million in sales. It is growing rapidly. The owner, Robert Thyer, would like to net source the back-office functions of the firm because the company does not have an internal IT capability. The applications to be net sourced would include sales and distribution, financial accounting, and inventory management. Tech Knowledge would like to source SAP or another ERP vendor via a hosting arrangement. It does not expect to do much…

The purpose of the study is to transform Veterans Benefits Administration’s (VBA) forecasting method from the current silo approaches to one which predicts and measures the interdependencies between LOBs, assesses impact of resourcing prioritization on an enterprise level through trade-off analysis, and optimizes resource allocation for benefits delivery. Ultimately, the quantitative refinement of benefits delivery optimization will allow for accurate, realistic, and defensible performance…

Performance appraisal as an element of PM, it is also important. Appraisal is “a process that provides an analysis of a person’s overall capabilities & potential, allowing informed decisions to be made for particular purposes” (Gold 2007:284). In order to make performance management more effectively like improving motivation, managing career and setting goals, it is necessary to take some actions. From external condition, for the sake of making performance management efficiently to improve…

the common assumption of mental illness is an unhealable obstacle in people’s lives; the Recovery-Oriented Approach focus on both problems and strengths (Bland, et al 2009, p.129). This approach believes that individuals have capability to overcome their mental health issues (Stanhope & Solomon 2008). In fact, there are some special features can be identified within the Recovery-Oriented Approach. Firstly, the meaning of recovery represents a positive attitude and process that helps people to…

The resource-based view and sustainable competitive advantage: the case of a financial services firm Val Clulow School of Business, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia Julie Gerstman School of Business, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia Carol Barry School of Business, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia Keywords Resources, Competitive advantage, Financial services, Intangible assets Introduction The study of sustainable…

- Briefly discuss the strengths and criticisms of the behavioral approach. Behavioral approach despite its conceptual strength has been criticized by many. The first and the foremost strength of behavioral approach is that it put forth a new perspective to studying leadership. Unlike traits and skills approach which focused on leadership characteristics and capabilities, behavioral approach proposed a more flexible undertone by focusing on how different leaders dealt with their followers.…

models, in global collaboration sessions. This had not been possible previously with standard collaboration software. “Teamcenter gives us the capability to share applications, models and results both inside and outside P&G,” says Brad Whitmore, in Baby Care Computer Aided Engineering. “No other collaboration tools have successfully provided this capability.” P&G initiated its use of Teamcenter’s lifecycle collaboration solution in the area of manufacturing equipment design and product…

financial capability, social influences and consumer attitude to purchase intention. Source: Developed basing on ideas adopted from Chaudary et al. (2014); Jaafar, Lalp and Naba (2012); Rahpeima et al. (2014); Rizwan et al. (2014) andTrinh and Phau, (2011). The conceptual framework (Figure 1.1) shows that there are determinants of Zara purchase that lead purchase intentions. The determinants are namely; financial capability, social factors consumers’ attitudes and online buy. Financial…

lead to an unfair advantage for those who utilize them. An unfair advantage in this situation would be giving an athlete who has the same capabilities as another, like the same coach, training and skillset, a leg up by having the steroids enhance the athlete’s muscle mass and oxygen capacity which will allow for an overall improvement in the athlete’s capabilities. A steroid is like a clone of a hormone. It may not be the hormone itself but it can behave like one once consumed…

of the sport man. NIKE’s currently moving towards sustainable innovation where it would focus on reducing the cost of environmental pollution. NIKE considers transparency and accountability as critical success factors to their business and their approach towards sustainability (sustainable performance summary, 2013). Under NIKE they two co-brands they are Hurly and NIKE Golf which will be reported under the NIKE Brand, While Converse result as a separate reporting…