The Corporation may not be the first to create new ideas, but they follow along quickly and because they are not in exactly direct competition with Wal-Mart and Kmart this following along in the footsteps of what works well for other stores seems to be working for them in a way that is good for their employees, their customers, and their stockholders as well. This follow-up approach will not earn them the number one retailer spot, but they have enough business from new and repeat customers to keep them running quite smoothly and efficiently (Coulter, 1998)
, and therefore they choose many of the stores that belong to the Target Corporation. It would seem that the Target Corporation has spent a great deal of time researching this issue because the Corporation is careful to ensure that its stores are upscale enough to bring in those that are not comfortable with Wal-Mart and Kmart but also not so upscale that those people without a lot of money are too intimidated to shop there (Pratt & Spencer, 2000)
It also facilitates an organization's awareness on their relative opportunities and threats allowing them to plan considering their capabilities focusing on the available resources (Worthington & Britton, 2006). The understanding of the external environment works to improve an organization's competitive advantage and potential sustainable growth with the industry dynamics at play (Peng, Wang, & Jiang, 2008)
Harley Davidson External Business Environment Strategic Business Plan Outline The Analysis of H-D's External Environment The industry external environment compounds an array of comprehensive forces that relate to the organization. External environment analysis of an industry facilitates an understanding of an organization position comparative to other organizations in the same industry (Worthington & Britton, 2006)
It will then describe the benefits of the proposed skills to encourage the participants to become committed to the new techniques described in the presentation. Another cause of concern for the participants might be a sense of alienation and isolation (Blanchard, 1992)
The participants will also acquire skills to implement open communication, active participation and productive student-teacher interaction in the classroom. They will change their attitudes with respect to noise in the classroom (Bressell, p
4) and will learn to tolerate a reasonable amount of noise so that students may not feel inhibited while collaborating with one another on peer learning, project work and problem-solving. Intermediate grade students, especially those studying science, develop positive attitudes towards the subject when there is a high level of student involvement, teacher support, and teacher innovation in the learning environment (Fouts & Myers, 1992)
Success Factors in the Classroom Over the course of the last several years there have been several factors identified that favorably impact a students learning in the classroom environment. In recent years teachers have begun realizing that creation of a learner-centered classroom environment is an optimal condition for learning (Brown, 2003)
The instruction for these schools had primarily been teacher centered with little to no technology use. Via the use of technology however the classroom environments were transformed from 'distant' into an effective learning and collaborative environment where teachers began reporting better work from students and less disciplinary issues, thus creating a learning environment that was efficient and community oriented (Burns, 2002)
This program allows students to take on the role of explorer. Conclusions/Analysis Technology is more and more becoming a critical element for learning in the classroom environment (Duderstadt, 1999)
Technology can be used as an educational aid or tool. Technology can also provide a format where the community at large can participate in the growth and development process of students (Fulton, 2001)
Technology can be used as an educational aid or tool. Technology can also provide a format where the community at large can participate in the growth and development process of students (Fulton, 2001)
By assessing student's knowledge and skills via the web, the teacher not only acquires the information they need to establish an effective learner-centered environment, but also succeeds in exposing students to technology. Instruction must also be provided at a developmentally appropriate age level for students to excel and succeed in the learner centered classroom (Manning & Bucher, 2000)
Learner-Centered Environment and Technology For learning to be successful a classroom must be learner rather than content centered, meaning that teachers must be sensitive to student's individual needs and consider learner related factors such as prior knowledge, talents, interests, social orientations and even diverse student cultures for learning to succeed (Brown, 2003). Once a teacher has determined each of these elements they can organize content in a manner best suited to address each element of the learner (McCombs, 2001)
From the early kindergarten years children can use technology to learn about shapes, colors, language and more. Instruction must also be geared toward many different and diverse learning styles in order to be successful, because students learn in multiple ways (Speaker, 2001; Brown, 2003)
Still other deep sea fisheries practices that have been identified as hazardous include the use of flash fishing and the use of sodium cyanide, which taints the fish it captures (CSI, 2003). As a result of over fishing, the size of fish in the deep sea has also decreased over time (Clarke, 2003)
In order to realize improvement, governments need to work together on a global level to change the way the activities of deep sea fishing are managed. One method of improvement may depend upon the creation of protected marine areas where fishing is banned, and reduced fishing permissions in other areas where the worst impacts of over fishing is evident (Harder, 2003)
Houlder (2003) notes that coral reefs are in danger of extinction if immediate action is not taken to preserve and protect them, due primarily to over fishing and pollution. The Great Barrier Reef for example, considered the best protected reef, "is nearly a third of the way toward extinction" and in other places including Jamaica corals are all but extinct (Houlder, 2003)
The research below will describe the environmental impacts of deep sea fishing in greater detail. Consequences of Over fishing on Environment By far the most obvious impact of over fishing is the devastation of ecosystems and marine life communities (Simpson, 2001; Dayton, Thrush, Agardy, & Hofman, 1995)
¶ … Sea Fishing Environmental Effects Over fishing Deep Sea Fisheries The environmental impacts of deep sea over fishing are many, including detrimental reductions in fishing species/populations. Over fishing can result in a modified community species composition and reduced genetic diversity through "selective targeting on species and particular size classes" (Shotton, 2003)