The 20 Best Online Masters In Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management is a much more important career path than most people realize. When you think about it, society as we know it would cease to function without supply chain managers planning and executing the distribution of resources—and in the globally interconnected world of today, a graduate degree in supply chain management is necessary to prepare aspiring business managers for the disruptive influences of a global internet market.Workdays may have irregular hours and frequent travel for supply chain managers, who supervise and arrange pivotal aspects of the company supply chain. Some of the key responsibilities include demand-based inventory management, developing and maintaining logistics policies and procedures, and encouraging interdepartmental teamwork. Qualifications typically include a four-year or graduate degree in business administration, logistics, and supply chain management.Right now, companies in every industry worldwide are looking for efficient and c reative-problem solvers who can manage the flow of goods, resources, and labor within a company or companies to meet the needs of consumers at the lowest available costs. There is no time like the present to enter this dynamic industry flush with career paths. Income-only earnings range from $50k to $123k, with a median income of 82k per year, although the final amount often includes bonuses and profit sharing proceeds which may exceed $16k to $18k. (Payscale.com). Benefits such as medical and dental coverage are reported as provided by the majority of employers in this field.The income of supply chain managers is influenced by factors such as location, experience level, and employer. In an a recent Institute for Supply Management (ISM) industry report, employees with bachelor’s degrees reported an average income of $94,416. Comparatively, those with doctoral degrees reported an average income 31 percent higher at $124,075 annually, making a graduate degree a valuable negotia ting tool in this vital career field with such growth opportunity.There are many career paths open to supply chain managers. The most common promotion is to Director of Supply Chain Management, which can lead to a multitude of positions—Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager, Logistics Director, Vice President of Supply Chain Management, or Vice President of Operations. Chief Operating Officer, Executive Director, and Operations Officer are also promotional tracks for talented and ambitious supply chain managers.As valuable a career change to supply chain management might be, many working adults don’t know how to find the time in their busy lives to commit to a residential graduate program in order to acquire a Masters in supply chain degree— which is why we’ve compiled a list of the best graduate programs available to receive an online supply chain management degree.Our list ranking was determined by balancing the program offerings against available online suppo rt services, full-time faculty assigned to the program, graduation rates, affordability, and online availability. All the programs on this list are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). 20.Lehigh University College of Business Lehigh University offers an affordable online graduate degree supply chain program. The 36-credit hour MBA in Supply Chain Management is a two-year program with tuition between $30k-$40k. LU is a private institution founded in 1865, and their MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB-International).​In their innovative online program, some courses are conducted through real-time live feeds which allow the students to interact with their professors, while other courses are accessed by logging into a classroom system at the student’s leisure. Despite the variety of technology used, they don’t offer 24/7 technical support to online students.​Through the 14 full-time and eight part-time faculties assigned to the online program, they teach a core course program culminating in an Integrative Experience course in which student teams conduct a case analysis of an organization undergoing drastic changes, and apply their gained skills and knowledge to the case study.​The attrition rate of new students to the program is 7.5 percent, and the three-year graduation rate is 41 percent. The middling graduation rate, low faculty numbers, and lack of technical support for online students give one pause, but the real reason LU is at 20 on this list instead of among the top five is that they require a one-day orientation visit to the campus at the outset of the program.​ 19.Clarkson University | School of Business This MBA in Global Supply Chain Management is a 38-credit one-year program of ten modules, four electives, and an experimental course. If all foundational business courses have been completed, CU’s MBA program can be finished in two academic semesters, or nine months, with tuition falling in the $50k-$60k range.CU promotes a collaborative learning style and adherence to curriculum, and online students have the same educational experience as their on-campus peers, who are simultaneously taking the same courses from the same professors. There are 15 full-time MBA professors teaching online, and two part-time instructors in the online program.Only ten percent of CU students leave after the first year and 60 percent graduate within three years. There is an on-campus orientation requirement, although the remainder of the MBA-GSCM is earned online.18.Temple University | Fox School of Business Temple is widely recognized as the top business school in the nation. They offer a 48-credit mostly-online MBA in Supply Chain Management. The program does require a one-week orientation residency on the main campus, but the remaining 20 months are completed online for tuition in the $65k-$75k range.​Their courses integrate live streaming lectures, VoIP (voice over Internet protocol), WebEx, and Blackboard to create an online learning environment unprecedented in comprehensiveness. The online program has 22 full-time faculty and one part-time instructor. Competition to be accepted is intense, with around 41 percent of applicants accepted. About 10 percent of online students leave the program in the first year, and the three-year graduation rate is 83 percent.​For name recognition, prestige, and an innovative online program, Temple rates a mention—but for the high cost, difficulty of admission, and on-campus requirement aspect to the online program, it’s at 18.17.Arizona State University | W.P. Carey Online Arizona State’s 48-credit MBA with Supply Chain Management Certification is ranked 5th nationwide by most metrics but fell differently on our list due once more to an on-campus orientation requirement. Depending on fees, materials, and travel, tuition and costs fall in the $55-$65k range.​After the two-day orientation, the two-year course is completed online, although ASU isn’t exactly promoting a self-directed learning on a flexible schedule for their graduate students.​Somewhat differently than most online MBA programs, ASU opts to group entrants together and move them through the program in sync, one class every six weeks. The formula seems to work, as there is only a two percent drop-out rate after one year and an 89 percent graduation rate within three years.​While they do not offer live tutoring, their tech-support is up to par. They have 30 full-time and two part-time faculty available to online students. Although it is a high quality and pre stigious program with impressive graduation and retention rates, the cost and on-campus orientation requirement conspired to put it at 17. 16.University of Florida | Hough Graduate School of Business (Warrington) Competition is high for applicants to Florida’s 48-credit MBA in Supply Chain Management program, which projects their tuition in the $30k range. Only 24 percent of applicants will be accepted. Hough has been offering online MBA programs since 1999, and the results are apparent in the full complement of online student support services, 21 full-time and five part-time online faculty.​The FSU philosophy is flexibility and choice, and they offer a broad range of subjects under their MBA for students to better prepare for industries that are always changing. They source the most up-to-date technology for their online program and offer 24/7 technological support services to their online students.​A two-day orientation visit is required to start the graduate studies process, but the remainder of the program (they offer one-year and two-year versions) is completed online. Four percent of students drop out after the first year, while 92 percent graduate in three years. O nce again, we prefer the online-only programs, so the on-campus requirement earned them a 17 on our list—still in the top 20 recommended online programs, though!15.University of Michigan-Dearborn | College of Business The University of Michigan-Dearborn offers a 30-credit-hour MS in Supply Chain Management for a projected $41k. Courses cover management, statistical modeling, logistics, and resource allocation. The MS-SCM is open to students from all undergraduate majors.​Online students receive 24/7 tech support, but no live tutoring. There are 15 full-time online faculty and one part-time. Twenty-nine percent of students leave the program after a year, and the three-year graduation rate is 17 percent. However—the entire degree can be acquired online, with no campus visits necessary. There are hybrid learning programs available for those interested, but there’s no on-campus requirement for today’s busy working student.14.East Carolina University | College of Business East Carolina offers an online 60-credit hour MBA program with elective concentrations for a projected $50k. There’s no business undergraduate degree requirement to enter the program, which takes an average of two years to complete. ECU offers online business prerequisites on their website for students who lack the foundational business credits.​They don't offer live tutoring or 24/7 tech support to online students, although there is daytime tech support. The online faculty consists of 55 full-time and three part-time instructors. Twenty percent of the students leave a year after starting the program, and 31 percent graduate within three years.​There are no on-campus requirements. Students will need to come to an agreement with faculty regarding a proctor for the course exams-- meaning the program is completed almost entirely online, with testing likely arranged in your city.13.Quinnipiac University School of Business Engineering Quinnipiac offers a 46-credit MBA Supply Chain Management Track program, projected at $43k. The program core is 28 credits, and the last 18 credits are in an interdisciplinary program essential to supply chain management which teaches logistics, analytics, team building, manufacturing, retail, and banking.​QU offers limited daytime tech support, though students can e-mail one of their faculty if need be. There are 32 full-time and eight part-time faculty in the online graduate program. Twenty-one percent of students leave the program after the first year, and the three-year graduation rate is 44 percent. The program can be completed 100 percent online.12.University of Nebraska-Lincoln | College of Business Administration The University of Nebraska offers a 48-credit-hour MBA with Supply Chain Certification projected around $26k for an accelerated two-month course. Although they do not offer to tutor, they do provide 24/7 tech support. The program has 18 full-time online faculty and three part-time online instructors.​The program has been highly ranked—15th nationwide and 12th worldwide—by US News and the Financial Times, respectively. With a 13 percent new student attrition rate and a three-year graduation rate of 35 percent, it’s clearly a challenging and competitive program. Those who think they’re up to the task of this intense eight-week course will be pleased to learn there’s no campus visit or travel requirements for this 100 percent online degree.11.The University of Texas | Naveen Jindal School of Management The University of Texas offers a 36-credit hour MS-SCM STEM degree program with a projected tuition between $45k and $95k. The program was developed in tandem with real-world supply chain managers and boasts 54 full-time instructors and seven adjuncts. They have an 18 percent attrition rate after one year, and 46 percent graduate within three years. The 18-24 month program can be completed entirely online.10.Northeastern University | D'Amore-McKim School of Business Northeastern’s MBA in Supply Chain Management runs 50 credit hours, at a projected cost of $75k, with 13 core courses to strengthen the business knowledge foundation of students and five elective courses for the area of emphasis.​NU offers a hybrid, residency, and travel options for completing the online degree. Students who’ve completed nine online credits can attend an accelerated one-week campus residency course worth three credits and second-year online MBA students in good standing with a GPA of 3.0 have the option to study global business management practices in an International Field Study Residency.​NU has 39 full-time and four part-time faculty in their online courses. Twenty percent of students leave after the first year and about 59 percent graduate in a three-year time frame. The hybrid and residency options aren’t required to complete the online MBA, which can be completed without ever visiting the campus if so desired.9.Missouri Univer sity of Science and Technology The 36-credit hour MBA program with a Supply Chain Management specialization is targeted toward working professionals and students with families. Fifty-nine percent of online graduate students are employed at the time they enroll, and the average age of students starting their online graduate program at Missouri University of Science and Technology is 29.​Projected to cost $44k, this part-time program is meant to be completed in 2-3 years, and has 16 full-time and three part-time faculty assigned to the program and daytime tech support. The first-year attrition rate is low, at 10 percent, and the three-year graduation rate is 62 percent. It is a 100 percent online program, with no on-campus requirements.8.Indiana University | Kelley School of Business Indiana University offers a 30-credit MS in Global Supply Chain Management, designed to be completed in two years for approximately $55k. The competitive program (33 percent acceptance rate) is geared toward working professionals seeking to pursue a graduate degree while maintaining their career.​MBA students keep up with course materials and lectures according to their schedule from any place with Internet access, allowing them to engage in a challenging academic program according to their schedule. Online class discussions take place on forums or in live chat, and professors are always available by e-mail. There are 66 full-time and six part-time professors in the online program.​The new student attrition rate is low, at only 3.25 percent, while the three-year graduation rate is middling at 65 percent. With no on-campus requirements to complete the program, this is another option for those interested in obtaining an MBA-GSCM from home.7.Cleveland State University | Mo nte Ahuja College of Business This 34-credit MBA in Operations Supply Chain Management was designed for working students to complete in a year and was one of the first one-year online programs to be accredited by the AACSB.​They are pleased to advertise their $36,500 tuition as all inclusive: It covers the cost of tuition and materials, and there are no hidden fees, taxes, or surcharges. One of the materials in question is an Apple iPad 4G with one year of activation, which is sent to the student for their online studies.​CSU has nine full-time online faculty and offers the full complement of available support services to their online students, such as live tutoring and 24/7 tech support. The entire program can be completed online without any campus visit requirements. 6.Colorado State University | College of Business Colorado State’s MBA with a Certification in Supply Chain Management is rated a top-value MBA by CNBC. The 42 credit program with a projected cost of $40k is intended to prepare students for management positions in the thriving heart of Colorado. Online MBA-SCM students may even consider starting their supply chain management career in the mountains of Colorado, where industries such as aerospace, electronics, advanced manufacturing, technology, and more are booming.​This 21-month program is designed for working students. The classes are held over live streaming feeds, or recordings the student can view at their leisure. Courses are based on teaching fundamental business concepts and moving on. There is no thesis, final project, or final exam required. There are 23 full-time online faculty and 58 part-time instructors. The program can be completed 100 percent online, with no need to visit the campus in person unless you feel like it.5.University of Wisconsin--Whitewater | College of Business and Economics This 30-credit hour MBA in Supply Chain Management is very affordable, with an average cost of $21k. The program is 2-3 years, and admissions are open on a rolling basis.​They offer daytime tech support and live tutoring to their online students. There is 34 full-time faculty accredited for online instruction through the MBA Consortium program, and no adjuncts are ever assigned to online programs. Their retention and graduation rates are impressive—only three percent leave after the first year, and a full 78 percent complete the program within three years. It can be completed online-only, although students may also transition to on-campus or hybrid courses if they prefer.4.SUNY Oswego | School of Business SUNY offers a 36-credit online MBA in Global Supply Chain Management taught by the same faculty which manages their traditional, nationally ranked MBA program. The online MBA-GSCM has a projected cost of $37k, and is open to students without a business undergraduate—however, such students may need to take up to an additional 63 credit hours of coursework to finish the program.​SUNY’s online program has 11 full-time faculty and six part-time faculty. There’s a 13 percent student attrition rate after one year and a 79 percent graduation rate within three years. They offer hybrid online/ on-campus options, but the program can be completed from start to finish online, with no campus visit requirements for orientations or exams.3.Old Dominion University | Stome College of Business Old Dominion offers an interesting maritime twist on the supply chain management degree. As one of only two universities in the USA to offer maritime supply chain majors, take note: Here is an opportunity to acquire a unique, eye-catching degree in a desirable and marketable skill-set!​Old Dominion offers two graduate track programs. The Maritime Supply Chain Management (MSCM), or the MBA and Graduate Certificate in Maritime, Ports, and Logistics. These programs range from 40 to 45 credit hours, with a projected cost of about $25k. There is 15 full-time faculty assigned to the online program, and online students receive both live tutoring and 24/7 tech support as needed. The accelerated eight-week program can be completed 100 percent online, with no on-campus visits necessary.2.University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium The University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium faculty is drawn from the graduate faculty of the four affiliated Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accredited Consortium partners (as have the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, another entrant on this list).​The MBA Consortium’s 30-credit hour programs have designed curriculum intended to invest in innovative leadership and the practical application of creative problem solving. Their 30-credit hour MBA in Supply Chain Management costs an average of $21k and generally takes 2-3 years to finish.​The UW-MBA Consortium provides a generous faculty complement, with 38 full-time and ten part-time instructors for their online programs. Only five percent of students leave the program in the first year, and 78 percent graduate within three years. The entire graduate program can be completed online, from application to graduation.1.Arkansas State University | College of Business Arkansas State University offers an online MBA program that is regularly ranked among the best in the country for both quality and affordability. Their 39-credit hour MBA in Supply Chain Management is in the affordable tuition range of $23k.​As an institution, Arkansas State goes above and beyond to ascertain their online students aren’t suffering from distracted faculty: No adjuncts are hired for the online programs, only qualified graduate appointed faculty. All faculty assigned to the online program go through training in effective online instruction. Finally, Arizona State has assigned 24 full-time faculty to their online MBA program. They also offer the full complement of online student support services, from live tutoring to 24/7 tech support. The entire program is available 100 percent online, from start to finish.​Considering their dedication to student success, it is not surprising they have a three-year graduation rate of 92 percent for their online pro gram—a number that’s even more impressive when considering that 98 percent of Arkansas MBA students are working when they start the program in their mid-30s.​The best value of an MBA in Supply Side Management comes from completing the program. Arkansas State provides the support to make that happen at phenomenal rates, with the data to prove it, earning them the number-one spot on our list. 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The Impact Of Entrepreneurial Features In Pakistan - Free Essay Example

Sample details Pages: 5 Words: 1466 Downloads: 10 Date added: 2017/06/26 Category Economics Essay Type Argumentative essay Did you like this example? The Impact Of Entrepreneurial Features In Pakistan The Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) play a very significant part in the success development of any economy. Agreeing to the SME policy 2007, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“SME sector is the backbone of Pakistanà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Economyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ . à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Globally, this sector is the major growing force behind the fastest developing economy of China, in term of contribution to the national GDP, scale of assets, diversification of products and the creation of work. Likewise, the role of SME is well acknowledged in the other countries such as Japan Korea, and all other industrialized economies in terms of economic growthà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  (Hand Book on Islamic SME Financing Islamic Banking Department, State Bank of Pakistan, 2009). On that point are some hidden and apparent obstacles in the way of maturation of minor and medium enterprises in Pakistan as pointed out in the SME Policy development-2007; the poo r national performance on the Human Development Index of the UN has its issues for SMEs in Pakistan. These include short and genetic education and insufficient, poorly focused and under-serving training infrastructure. SMEs mostly draw their human resource (including the owners) from either the higher education institutions or the technical training infrastructure, both of which are not attuned to the SME needs nor are they equipped to direct them. This position determines the mental ability and capability of SMEs to innovate, The SME sector neither possesses the financial strength nor the collective wisdom to climb its way out of this low equilibriumà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ enterprise activity. In improver to these components, according to the Hand Book on Islamic SME Financing (2007), à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“political instability, legal philosophy and order situation, fiscal restraints, energy crisis, taxation problems, project matters, lack of coordination and regular data exchange mechanism a mong institutions are contributing adversely to all the efforts done for the SMEà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s developmentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ . Shabbir Kashif president of the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce Industry, (2009, Nov) pointed out the access of the new entrants in the business and as a big campaign of their failure, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“People come to us say we accept such amount of money and we are dying to endow in that occupation. But the period is that prior to Investment they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think about the future of that Business in next few years, what would be the market demand in future? Rather, they copy the current styles and current needs of the marketplace, which lead them to the failureà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ . In these types of problems and uncertain situations, the entrepreneurs can do allot for the growth and success of the SMEà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s. According to Thompson, L (2004) à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“In todayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s universe of change and uncertainty, we need the tale nt of entrepreneurs more than ever, we need them to take up new jobs, we ask them to champion the change agenda in establishing a corporation and the public sectorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ . Simpsin , M., Tuck, N. Bellany, S (2004), à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Entrepreneurs or owners-managers are individuals and possess their own unique featuresà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ . The previous studies conducted on the Owner characteristics support that Owner characteristics are the important constituent for the success of a firm like Lumpkin Dess (1996), Ferreira Azevedo. (2007), Smith J.R, Okhomina Mosley (2006). Research Aims Objectives The aim of the research is to investigate empirically the influence of owner characteristics on the SME performance in Pakistan. Owner Characteristics that will be examined are related to personal hobbies that are viewed the most important characteristics Naldi, Lucia.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Nordqvist, Mattias., Sjoberg, Karin., Wiklund, Johan, (2007), like Innovativeness, Risk Tak ing, Proactive ness. Meaning of the subject This work will contribute to the Knowledge base regarding the Owner Characteristics that contribute to the firms performance, According to Bhutta, M., Rana, A. Asad, U (2008) à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“A major defeat for most policy researchers in the SME area is the virtual non-existence of scientific information on this sector in the rural area (i.e. Pakistan)à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ . Secondly, it will help entrepreneurs to realize their own military capabilities and potential, and key out those characteristics that contribute more to the achiever of a firm. Thirdly, to the policy shapers in this sector to key out and refine the existing entrepreneurs and the people who designate to build new lines. Problem Statement The impact of entrepreneurà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s characteristics on the firmà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance: An empirical study conducted along the surgical equipment manufacturing units in vicinity of Sialkot, Pakistan. Rese arch Question What is the impact of entrepreneurial characteristics like innovativeness, proactive-ness, risk taking, on the firmà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance? Literature review As quoted by the Bhutan et al (2008), à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Entrepreneurship is the human activity of being an entrepreneur which is a French word meaning one who takes on an enterprise. Entrepreneurs set up resources, including innovations, finance and business acumen in an attempt to translate innovations into economic goods. This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response to a perceived opportunity. The most obvious sort of entrepreneurship is that of beginning new businesses; even so, in recent years, the term has been expanded to include social and political patterns of entrepreneurial activity. When entrepreneurship is describing the actions inside a firm or large organization, it is referred to as intra-preneurship and may include corporate ven turing, when large entities start spin-off organizationsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ . Whereas according to Lumpkin, G. T. Dess, G. G. (1996) the term Entrepreneurial orientation means à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“the organizational process, methods and styles that firms use to act entrepreneuriallyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ . Entrepreneurà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Characteristics and Firms Performance Entrepreneurial characteristic is an independent variable in our study. Levelling out the importance of the ownerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ characteristics regarding the firms success and safe execution. Ferreira Azevedo (2007, p. 15) commented that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“the firms which grow more, are those which are entrepreneurial oriented that detect opportunities and get an advantage when looking for those chances. Nevertheless, not all firms search for opportunities, a possible explanation could the entrepreneurà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s attitude, this is, the desire to grow or notà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ . In the previous literature the own ership characteristics have been set differently by the researchers. According to Lumpkin Dess (1996) à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Efforts have helped to sharpen out the several dimensions of the entrepreneurial process; they have not gone to any widely held consensus regarding how to characterize entrepreneurship. This lack of consensus has impeded progress for researchers towards building and examining a wider theory of entrepreneurship and has made it especially, difficult for them to look into the relationship of entrepreneurship to performà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ . As shown by the previous literature, the researchers have identified different ownership characteristics that determine the success and operation of an establishment. These characteristics are autonomous, innovativeness, risk taking, proactiveness, (Ferreira Azevedo, 2007 Keh, H.., Nguyen, T. Ng, H 2007), competitiveness, aggressiveness, (Hughes et al. 2007 Lumpkin Dess, 1996). Smith, Okhomina Mosly (2006) took psychological tr aits, e.g. need for achievement, internal locus of control, tolerance for ambiguity and risk taking propensity, and social components such as training, a supportive environment the researchers i.e. Smith, J. R. Mosley, Alisa L (2006) also indicated that personality traits viewed alone are inappropriate to explain the phenomenon of entrepreneurship. According to Bhutan et al (2008) à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“ There is a dearth of knowledge in Pakistan of this sector (S.M.E)à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  further more he studied the owner characteristics/ orientation like education, media-related habits, use of information technology, number of investor and generation in the business (and found a positive relation) with the health of the firm. In a study of Oà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢Regan, Sims Ghobadian (2005) demonstrated the relationship between ownership, decision making and employee deployment and the operation of the house. Their findings showed that the ownership profile is a key constituent in the succ ess of any SME. As cited by Ferreira Azevedo (2007) à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Covin Slevin (1991) supported Miller point of view by referring that organizations and not only individuals, can have entrepreneurial. They also use defend, use of risk taking innovativeness and proactiveness, as the relevant dimensions of the entrepreneurship. Nevertheless refer to this as a type of behavior labeled as entrepreneur posture. Also cited, Miller (1983), the concept of Entrepreneur orientation was seen as a combination of three dimensions. Innovativeness: is concerned with suffering and promoting new ideas, experimentation and creativity likely to result in new products, services or processes (Miller and Friesen, 1982 and Yusuf, A. 2002). Risk Taking: Measuring the extent to which individuals differ in their willingness to take risk is contentious (Lumpkin and Dess, 1996). Proactive ness: is concerned with first mover and other actions aimed at seeking to secure and protect market share and with the forward looking perspective reflected in action taken anticipation of future demand (Lumpkin and Dess, 1996, Ferreira et al, 2007). In this paper the focus of the work is on the owners characteristics like innovativeness, risk taking behavior and proactiveness (Naldi, et al. , 2007), an important role as firms which grow better, have the propensity to develop an EO supported by proactiveness, innovativeness and risk contracting.(Ferreira and Azevedo, 2007, p. 15) (Yusuf A., 2002). Don’t waste time! Our writers will create an original "The Impact Of Entrepreneurial Features In Pakistan" essay for you Create order

Michael Faraday, Inventor of the Electric Motor

Michael Faraday (born Sept. 22, 1791) was a British physicist and chemist who is best known for his discoveries of electromagnetic induction and of the laws of electrolysis. His biggest breakthrough in electricity was his invention of the electric motor. Early Life Born in 1791 to a poor family in the Newington, Surrey village of South  London, Faraday had a difficult childhood riddled with poverty. Faradays mother stayed at home to take care of Michael and his three siblings, and his father was a blacksmith who was often too ill to work steadily, which meant that the children frequently went without food. Despite this, Faraday grew up a curious child, questioning everything and always feeling an urgent need to know more. He learned to read at Sunday school for the Christian sect the family belonged to called the Sandemanians, which greatly influenced the way he approached and interpreted nature. At the age of 13, he became an errand boy for a bookbinding shop in London, where he would read every book that he bound and decided that one day he would write his own. At this bookbinding shop, Faraday became interested in the concept of energy, specifically force, through an article he read in the third edition of Encyclopà ¦dia Britannica. Because of his early reading and experiments with the idea of force, he was able to make important discoveries in electricity later in life and eventually became a chemist and physicist. However, it wasnt until Faraday attended chemical lectures by Sir Humphry Davy at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in London that he was able to finally pursue his studies in chemistry and science. After attending the lectures, Faraday bound the notes he had taken and sent them to Davy to apply for an apprenticeship under him, and a few months later, he began as Davys lab assistant. Apprenticeships and Early Studies in Electricity Davy was one of the leading chemists of the day when Faraday joined him in 1812, having discovered sodium and potassium and studying the decomposition of muriatic (hydrochloric) acid that yielded the discovery of chlorine. Following the atomic theory of Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich, Davy and Faraday began to interpret the molecular structure of such chemicals, which would greatly influence Faradays ideas about electricity. When Faradays second apprenticeship under Davy ended in late 1820, Faraday knew  about as much chemistry as anyone else at the time, and he used this newfound knowledge to continue experiments in the fields of electricity and chemistry. In 1821, he married Sarah Barnard and took up permanent residence at the Royal Institution, where he would conduct research on electricity and magnetism. Faraday built two devices to produce what he called electromagnetic rotation, a continuous circular motion from the circular magnetic force around a wire. Unlike his contemporaries at the time, Faraday interpreted electricity as more of a vibration than the flow of water through pipes and began to experiment based off of this concept. One of his first experiments after discovering electromagnetic rotation was attempting to pass a ray of polarized light through an electrochemically decomposing solution to detect the intermolecular strains the current would produce. However, throughout the 1820s, repeated experiments yielded no results. It would be another 10 years before Faraday made a huge breakthrough in chemistry. Discovering Electromagnetic Induction In the next decade, Faraday  began his great series of experiments in which he discovered electromagnetic induction. These experiments would form the basis of the modern electromagnetic technology thats still used today. 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He also did significant work in electrochemistry, stating the First and Second Laws of Electrolysis, which laid the foundation for that field and another modern industry. Faraday passed away in his home in Hampton Court on August 25, 1867, at the age of 75. He was buried  at Highgate Cemetery in North London.  A memorial plaque was set up in his honor at Westminster Abbey Church, near Isaac Newtons burial spot.   Faradays influence extended to a great many leading scientists. Albert Einstein was known to have had a portrait of Faraday on his wall in his study, where it hung  alongside pictures of legendary physicists Sir Isaac Newton  and  James Clerk Maxwell. Among those who praised his achievements were Earnest Rutherford, the father of nuclear physics. 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