Understanding Social Inclusion, Employability, and Social Services
Social Exclusion: A Multifactorial Phenomenon
Social exclusion is a multi-factorial phenomenon, stemming from various shortcomings. These shortcomings can be attributed to one or more factors, including poverty, lack of physical or mental health (e.g., substance abuse), absence or limited family support, problems accessing new technologies, failure in school, and unemployment.
The Labor Market as a Process
This refers to the period before obtaining a job, whether through active job searching or training
Read MoreEnvironmental Pollution: Noise and Light Contamination
Environmental Pollution: Noise and Light
Measures to Reduce Waste Emission
- The use of technologies with low or zero emission of waste
- R & D programs relating to finding and implementing alternative energy sources and cleaner fuels
- Improving the quality and type of fuels
- Social measures of information
- Legislative measures
- Corrective measures
- Concentration and particle retention
- Gas cleaning systems
- The removal of pollutants through adequate chimneys
Noise Pollution
Noise is an excessive or untimely sound,
Read MoreEmotional Intelligence: Key Leadership Skills
Emotional Intelligence: Key Leadership Skills
Self-Awareness
- A passion for the work itself and for new challenges.
- Unflagging energy to improve.
- An optimism in the face of failure.
Empathy
Strategic Planning: Goals, Types, and Stages
Planning
Planning is the act of defining the goals of the organization, identifying strategies for achieving them, and developing plans to integrate and coordinate the work of the organization.
Two Elements of Planning
- Goals: Desired results for individuals, groups, and the organization.
- Plans: Documents that explain how to achieve goals, resource allocation schedules, and other necessary actions.
Types of Plans
- Strategic: A process of organizational development, analysis of the mission and vision, goals,
Freight Transport: Strategies, Services, and Cost Analysis
Freight Transport: Decisions and Strategies
Summary: Chapter 5
Transport Services and Features
Freight users have a wide range of services available, revolving around five basic modes:
- Water (sea)
- Rail
- Air
- Truck
- Pipeline
A shuttle service offers a set of performance characteristics at a fixed price. The variety of transportation services is almost unlimited.
The optimal service balances quality and cost. Key factors in this decision include:
- Price
- Transit time
- Transit time variability
- Loss and damage
Price
Air
Read MoreSlysowotzhy’s 7 Utility Patterns for Business Success
Slysowotzhy’s 7 Utility Patterns for Business Success
Slysowotzhy proposed 7 categories of utility patterns that underlie the success of companies.
1. Mega Patterns
Mega patterns are patterns that cross and transcend categories and are named according to their strong effect and scope.
- 1.1. Zero Profit: Exit the business or invent another way to do it.
- 1.2. Return to Profit: Search for unknown customer needs and build a new business model.
- 1.3. Convergence: Identify new rules to discover better opportunities
