Strategies and Effectiveness Measure • Organizational Strategies IBM has 11 initiatives to follow as part of their organizational strategy to ensure effective and efficient operations. They are Portal, CRM, ERP, Strategic Outsourcing, Strategic Planning, Business Case, Business Process/ Organizational Change, E-Work/Intranet, Case Management, E-Learning, and IT Infrastructure/Enterprise Architecture • Measure of Effectiveness To determine the underlying benefits for operational efficiency and organizational effectiveness, the 11 initiatives are evaluated against eight KPIs s wh...

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The oscilloscope is one of the most important and ubiquitous measuring instrument used in the science industry today. ... This experiment was designed to introduce the oscilloscope as a measuring instrument. The oscilloscope is one of the common used tools to measure qualitative and quantitative measurements of voltage, frequency, phase and other measurements. ... Same procedure was used to measure the period of the signal generated by the 2 tuning forks (480Hz and 512 Hz). ... Other factors are the quality and the precision of the tools used to measure in this experiment. ...

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In relation to the literal terminology of the law "the University's use of race in its current admissions program employs narrowly tailored measures that further compelling governmental interest." ...

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Traditional intelligence tests have different scales and measure different cognitive abilities or skills. ... Next the article discusses psychometric factors in reading the article I've come to the conclusion that psychometric factors are those aspects of a test or a measure that say how good the test or measure is. They deal with things like the reliability and validity of a measure. How accurate is it at measuring a construct and does it measure what it's supposed to measure. ... Validity, briefly, refers to how well a test measures what it says it does. ...

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There are two main types of monitoring they are stationary monitoring which measures input and response output to give more precise results, and monitoring when the engine is in operation, this usually measures just response. ... The excitation mechanism vibrates the engine, the transduction system measures the response of the vibrations and the analysing system measure the signals from the transducers. Monitoring when the engine is in operation uses the same technique to analyse the vibration, the only difference is that instead of the excitation mechanism producing the vibration, we measu...

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However, the root of their inner turmoil and their expressions of love contrast greatly, especially when pertaining to measure, or lack of it. As this paper will point out, Ventadorn's anguish is caused by his measure, and the cause of Abelard's anguish is his lack of measure. ... This illustrates Abelard's recklessness and need for measure. ... Ventadorn's exploration of love and the need for measure is sorely missed within Abelard's text after Heloise is "out of sight, out of mind." ... He may also be using these anecdotes of keeping measure in order to dissuad...

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Prejudice between the Montagues and Capulets strongly influenced the characters to take extreme measures. ... Another drastic measure Juliet had to perform because of Capulet's prejudice was to fake her death by drinking vile. ... These events involving Juliet were definitely drastic measures and were largely influenced by Capulet's prejudice towards Montagues. ... Paris was wrongfully prejudiced towards Romeo which caused Romeo to take a drastic measure and fight and kill Paris. ... Prejudice between the Montagues and Capulets strongly influenced characters to take extreme mea...

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In management there is a three step process known as the control process which used to measure actual performance, compare actual performance against a standard, and take managerial action to correct deviations or inadequate standards. ... The first of the three steps is measuring what actual performance is. Four common sources are frequently used by management to measure employee performance and these are: personal observation, statistical reports, oral reports, and written reports. ... The second step in the control process is the comparing step and in this step managers measure the degree o...

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The authors' contribute to the managerial risk-return literature by examining specific business decisions using measures of expected risk and return. ... This study used two return measures: the average interest rate charged and the risk-adjusted expected return. ... SUMMARY The researcher's results indicate the nature of the risk-return relation is contingent on the measures used. The authors believe that the results demonstrate the need to measure risk and return as decision makers see them. ... It also differed in other studies by using ex ante measures of risk and expected ...

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In 1995, the California division of Citibank decided to implement a new performance scorecard to measure more efficiently the performance of various divisions within the company and how those performances aligned with the strategic goals of the division. ... The new criteria for employee evaluation are as follows: • Financial Measures: Focused on total revenue and profits. ... • Control Measures: Based on the banks internal control processes. ... Based on James' quarterly performance, I would assign the following scores: Financial measures: Above Par Exceptional year-round pe...

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Parliamentary taxation, restriction of civil liberties, and British military measures were important factors in prompting Americans to rebel in 1776, as seen in the Stamp Act of 1765, the admiralty courts, and in the Quartering Act of 1765. ... The British military measures such as the Quartering Act of 1765 was an important factor that prompted the colonists to rebel in 1776. ... (p.144) Thus, British military measures including the Quartering Act of 1765 was an important factor that prompted the colonists to rebel in 1776. Parliamentary taxation, restriction of civil liberties, and Brit...

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They are used to measure students' academic performances in school. ... In addition, another possible answer that would help to monitor learning replacing annual test would be "Multiple measures" Rather than just test scores, data on everything from graduation rates to workforce outcomes ought to be collected and considered. Schools could even begin issuing surveys to consider elements like "grit" and "confidence," or games to help assess a student's creativity and other higher order skills is different information and data collected on students' pr...

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According to a report from The David Suzuki Foundation energy conservation and efficiency measures are the cheapest and fastest ways to solve Ontario's electricity crisis in order to prevent future blackouts. ... Ontario should adopt the methods used by California to put conservation and efficiency measures in place when it experienced rolling blackouts. ... We must implement conservation and efficiency measures in order to ease the electricity crunch during hot/cold periods and also cut smog and air pollution because they reduce the amount of oil, coal and gas that is burned to produce...

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It is a way where government supervises and sets up legal measures to those violating financial rules and regulations. ... Government also sets up preventive measures and has authority to enforce law and bring legal action against those who have committed fraud and corruption, like in the case of Enron's collapse. ... It also helps to ensure accurate data and record keeping to corporate companies and businesses, while the government supervises and sets up legal measures to those violating financial rules and regulations. ...

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The current ratio measures the extent to which a business can pay its short-term debts (liquidity). ... In contrast, gearing measures the solvency of the business as an indicator of long-term stability. Gearing measures the relationship between debt and equity. ... Thus the gearing ratio, through measuring solvency, can contribute to business success. Profitability ratios, such as the net profit ratio (NPR), measure how much return the business is able to generate from sales and return on owners' equity. ...

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" Ballot Measure 91, set to be voted on here in Oregon in November, legalizes personal possession of marijuana within specified limits. I feel that Measure 91 should be passed for many reasons, including, that marijuana is an effective medicine and it has the potential to generate millions of state tax dollars that could be used to help fund Oregon schools and infrastructure. ... In conclusion, I feel that Oregon Ballot measure 91 should be passed for the following reasons. ... Therefore, I believe that you, the Oregonian, should vote yes on ballot measure 91, and make marijuana the most ...

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The CRC, like International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention (No. 138), provides that sanctions should be taken up to ensure the effective enforcement of the measures it provides. ... This is why Convention No. 138 provided in Article 9 that "all necessary measures, including the provision of appropriate penalties" should be taken to ensure the effective enforcement of the Convention. Among these measures, particular mention is made of the reinforcement of labour inspection services, for example by especially training inspectors to detect and deal with abuse with regards to child labour. ...

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With respect to heightened airport security, the added expenses at U.S. airports as result of the new security measures have resulted in many potential passengers driving to their destination as opposed to flying, leading to potential increases in car accidents and related deaths. ... Related to this is the notion that airport security measures typically follow what previous terrorists have attempted. ... This is not to say that airport security should be lax; however, airport security could be effective with very simple measures such as the ones used in Europe. ... Simple, solid airport sec...

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Standardized testing only measures a small portion of what makes education significant. ... Universities have a tunnel vision perception by emphasizing SAT scores, which is an objective learning strategic that does not measure important qualities in a student. ... A credible test is defined as actually measuring what the test says it measures. ...

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Products and services When dealing with satisfaction, it is important to distinguish the differences between measuring the satisfaction received from products and from services. ... Measurement Measuring the quality of the intangible of a service has become a great challenge for managers in the services industry. ... Accurately measuring how patients feel about an office visit, a hotel stay, or a consultation with a broker is a far more difficult challenge than it is to determine the roundness of a tire or the straightness of a seam of clothing (Ford and Bach, 1997). The industry has dev...

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All instruments aboard the SOHO spacecraft fall under one of the following headings based on what area of the Sun it is suppose to observe and measure: the solar interior, the solar atmosphere, or the solar wind. ... In addition, the instruments that measure the solar atmosphere such as the CDS (Coronal Diagnostics Spectrometer) and UVCS (Ultraviolet Coronograph Spectrometer) observe both the inner and outer corona. ... Finally, the instruments that analyze and measure the solar wind include ERNE (Energetic and Relativistic Nuclei and Electron experiment) and CELIAS (Charge, Element, and Iso...

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There are different measures that can be utilized to define a portfolio's risk-adjusted performance, consisting Jensen's alpha, the Sharpe Ratio, and the Treynor Measure. ... The Sharpe ratio is known as an measure of return along with risks. ... It measures the sum of return per unit of risk. ...

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By measuring the effect of an electric field on single drops of evaporating oil, Robert Millikan ingeniously was able to measure the charge of a single electron and then to determine it's mass. ... Millikan was then able to measure their terminal velocity which let him deduce the mass of each oil drop through a formula. ...

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The first serious weakness of the TAL model is the use of a dependent variable measuring the absolute change in the incidence of poverty instead of one measuring changes in poverty relative to its base. ... The estimate, b1 + b4D, measures only the partial effect of %GNP on poverty, holding constant the unemployment rate and change in real transfers....

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Internal security measures involves a well trained staff, recognizing potential threats, access control, transporting prisoners, searching inmates, and securing the institution to keep prisoners in and to keep society out. ... The third priority is to develop better training measures for correctional staff. ... While all correctional officers receive in-depth training before they ever begin to work at a correctional facility, the staff that this correctional facility needs to receives further training on proper security measures and the handling of inmates. ...

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