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A dramatic, inspiring and empowering interactive educational video series influenced by the broadcast documentaries, featuring 10 entrepreneurial journeys. There are 33 different video modules running five to eight minutes in length and designed for classroom or virtual learning. Provided is an instructor’s manual with guidance on integrating the videos into your course. All video chapters include recommended discussion questions. Each short story...
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This looks at a cafe during the establishment and growth phases over the first year. Discussions were held with the owner and staff on the ups and downs of starting a business, the plans, changes and adaptation that had to be made, the importance of a good chef and service staff and the desire to never give up even when not enough profit is being made. This is a cafe wine bar in Sydney called Roasted Grape but could be a similar business in the USA...
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v. 1. What are budgets? How do they work? In Blakeway Ltd budgeting is vital to their manufacturing plans - but budgets depend on sales forecasts which are notoriously unreliable. Variance analysis is used to track the difference between estimates and reality. Budgets can be used to make staff more accountable and set priorities - but sometimes managers use up current budgets simply for fear of losing their money next year! --v. 2. A manager uses...
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"Controlling Interest" offered the first account on film of the growth of multinational corporations, their impact on people at home and abroad, and their influence on U.S. foreign policy. This is the film that helped kick-off the anti-globalization movement. Upon its release, Controlling Interest quickly became a standard "audio-visual text" for those concerned about the growing impact of multinational corporations on global affairs. The film examines...
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PART 1 Introduction - Globalization in the car industry is nothing new. By 1928, General Motors and Ford were making vehicles in 24 countries. The 50s and 60s were the golden age of US and European car makers – but that was challenged by the arrival of the Japanese in the 60s and 70s. Over the decades the car industry has been constantly forced to change in order to survive. An explaination of the modern global car industry.. PART 2 PSA Case Study...
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PART 1 Introduction Change in business is nothing new – it’s the pace of change. The digital revolution has destroyed old businesses and created vast new empires. To survive, organizations must be quick to adapt – but people, generally, don’t like change. How can change be best managed?. Drivers Of Change: these might be threats or opportunities, they may come from inside or outside the organization, they may involve a merger or restructuring...
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The rise of Amazon.com since its start-up in 1994 is the classic case study in disruptive innovation. First an on-line retailer, broadening into a platform for other sellers, Amazon has been guided by the restless spirit of its founder Jeff Bezos. Bezos thinks long term – he expects his people to challenge, to constantly embrace change. Amazon is at the cutting edge of technology – but it’s also based on old-fashioned values: a wide range at...
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In this WatchIT On the Horizon program, The "Five Big Bang" theory of the internet, Peter Vogel, a technology expert and attorney from the firm of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, based in Dallas, Texas explores the evolution of the Internet and provides interesting insights about its history and where it might be headed in the future. Mr. Vogel has been involved with the computer industry and electronic data since 1967. As a lawyer for the more than 30...
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Learn strategies for having your meetings be effective and efficient. In today's fast-paced world, it's important to use our time efficiently and a well-run meeting can do just that. Among the topics covered are: The role of the moderator. Setting a workable agenda. Keeping the discussion on topic. Dealing with difficult meeting participants. Thanks to the experts at Library Video Network, new 19 minute training film can help get your meetings on...
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v. 1. How does a business choose between different sources of finance? Is it always better to get money from inside the company than get an overdraft or loan or to sell shares in the firm? And what are the pros and cons of selling assets to raise finance? --v. 2. Divine Chocolate found its funding in a novel way - by giving an ownership stake to the cocoa farmers which supply its beans. This source of finance fits well with the fair trade company's...
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This course, the first of a 3-part series, lays out the foundation and key principles of cloud computing. The initial section presents the variable cost business model, which some believe may be the greatest contribution that cloud computing is going to have in the next few years. This material contrasts this new business model with a traditional fixed cost model and, in so doing, gives evidence of how it fits with the dynamics of uncertainty in today's...
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Not all that long ago, CIOs and IT managers were listening to the grumblings of many of their business colleagues who wanted to shut down or ban employee access to popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter. However, the tide of opinion may be moderating, as some significant "business benefits" for workplace social networking have shown up on the radar. In this program, Alan Brill, senior managing director for technology...
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Three businesses and three business plans. Why did they need them? What did they put in them? Were they worth it? 1. Aims and objectives: Every business plan should have a company's aims and objectives. The Croft Tea Room has the ambitious aim of helping to regenerate the run-down area of St Mary Cray. And linked to a firm's aims will be a description of its product or service. In the case of the Spoonfed company this is a website where you find...
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There has been endless discussion about getting more women into leadership positions. This talk from C-suite marketing expert Tara O'Sullivan is a level set about where we are and a broader discussion about where we need to be and how to get there. And spoiler alert: we need to include the white males. You will learn: * Top 10 things we can do for women today – all of us! * The board issue for women * How AI is going to impact women’s jobs and...
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Although women are playing an increasingly important economic role in their families, communities and society and often carry the burden of economic and reproductive labor, they are less likely than men to take time off, and their health and well-being is suffering as a consequence. This talk with Executive Director of National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Jessica González-Rojas provides: * Information regarding time off for the average...
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Holk Master-class features animated academic models and interviews with acclaimed entrepreneurs, professors and business executives. Bring your class book to life. Watch the short film episodes before class as flip-the-class-room, in class as basis for discussion, or simply as inspiration. Episodes in this section include: * Push Pull Strategy * Community Marketing * Print * Product Placement * Cross Promotion * PR and the Art of Writing a Press Release...
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Leaders make the future, but we have to implement our vision in strategic ways. In this session, you’ll hear from leading futurist Bob Johansen on: * The basics of how to develop strategic foresight and thinking with an eye for the future * The mindset every leader needs for thriving in the future * How to create greater clarity for people amid a crisis rooted in fear * Practical tools for implementing full-spectrum thinking into your everyday decisions...
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Systems of oppression - including command-and-control leadership - have led us to the brink of disaster, and the most vulnerable bearing the burden. In this session, author, activist, and founder of the Decolonizing Wealth Project Edgar Villanueva shares: * How we can and why we must decolonize our understanding of leadership * The disproportionate impact of global crises on communities of color * Indigenous teachings and healing practices that can...
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