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Question: Talk about the Influencing and Making Decisions. Answer: Presentation This report depends on the investigation of different models, techniques and procedures of the dynamic in the association which is taken by the director and top administration react to the different circumstances. In addition, it is additionally dissected that the dynamic apparatuses and styles encourages the director to the cautious assessment of the all the options in the successive way which produced the positive results for the association. Moreover, it likewise assesses the dynamic structure and scientific categorizations enlighten the administration concerning the impact of different circumstances and logical results of data at the hour of choice. Dynamic and its Process in Organizational Context It is a demonstration or procedure that any representative or chief consider the different options from the scope of choices and select the best other option or choice that is imperative to the association or individuals in the long haul. It is an essential piece of the advanced administration. Basically, Rational or trustworthy dynamic is a significant capacity to achieve the authoritative and administrative goals. Dynamic procedure is a significant procedure that connects the different exercises at various practical levels for compelling authoritative working (Xu, et al., 2011). Moreover, dynamic procedure causes the association to keep up and check the association framework that assists with keeping creates in both the bearings for example vertical and straight headings. The choices are taken in the organization to make the organization increasingly serious and accomplish the long and momentary objectives. To achieve these destinations organization faces the obstacles at the regulatory level and operational levels. To take care of these issues the extensive dynamic procedure is to be followed in the association to take care of the issues successfully and achieve the goals at every division level. Dynamic procedure is proceeding and dynamic supposing that one issue take care of the other issue emerges, etc. Beneath given are the essential advances is to be trailed by the association while taki ng significant choices (Ford and Richardson, 2013). Figure 1: (Umassd, 2017) Decision Making Process Above given procedure are the successive advances followed by the administration to take care of the regulatory and operational issues in a business setting. The whole procedure is the tedious however the results produce from this procedure is certain and supportive for business for its drawn out development. Dynamic Tools and Styles A dynamic apparatus is a significant strategy followed by the director and top administration to tackle the perplexing issues and take the best choice from the accessible other options. There is a scope of accessible dynamic devices utilized by the business as per the idea of the issue. Beneath given is the assessment of the a portion of the significant dynamic instruments (Arens, et al., 2012). A) Decision lattice device is utilized the director to assess all the choices of the business and put them on the table and rundown all the elements in a single section that influence the different other options. The supervisors put the scores and gauge which factor is increasingly imperative to consider. Figure 2: (Source: Bruce, 2011) Above given case of the café shows which is the most significant factor or issue in the eatery. It is distinguished that the Customer torment is a significant factor that scores high when contrasted with different components. It implies that the long holding up time in the eatery builds the client torment that will likely effect the generosity of the café in future. B) Cost-Benefit: This strategy is utilized by the director or top administration to survey the general expense and advantages of the association as far as budgetary point of view. For example in the creation division, there is the prerequisite of the 15 machines that can deliver the 70 units for each hour (Pettigrew, 2014). For this situation, the creation chief needs to break down the general expense of the machine, time spent on every unit and work occupied with creation. On the opposite side, the director likewise needs to examine the selling cost of the 70 units duplicated by the no of hours occupied with the creation and other immediate and roundabout expenses to find out the advantage from the specific machine. Based on different computations, the director can take a choice whether need to buy or not. Dynamic styles impact significantly the development of the authoritative execution in the long haul. It likewise impacts the exhibition of the group and their inspiration level. There are some significant kinds of dynamic styles which are trailed by the supervisor or top administration to tackle the issues viably (Lunenburg, 2011). Underneath given figure demonstrated a significant choice styles followed usually in the associations. Figure 3: (Source: Goetsch, and Davis, 2014) Types of Decision making styles a) Rational Decision-production style depends on the exhaustive hunt of the data and consistent assessment of options. b) Intuitive Decision-production style depends on the inclination and feelings related with the specific undertakings. c) The needy dynamic style depends on the guidance and bearing of others. In this style, chief needs the bearing or exhortation to choose the best option from the various choices. d) Avoidant dynamic style is described by endeavors to maintain a strategic distance from dynamic. e) Spontaneous dynamic style depends on the abrupt and imprudent choices taken by the supervisors and representatives as indicated by the circumstance (Vaiman, et al., 2012). According to the different choice styles recorded above in the figure, it is distinguished that the discerning dynamic style is proper for the association for long haul benefits. In this style, it gathers the suitable data for the association in a legitimate way. It decreases the odds of mistakes, vulnerabilities and presumptions. It lessens the danger of disappointment when contrasted with different styles. The methodology and choice procedure of this technique depends on the rationale data and information. Dynamic Methods Dynamic techniques help the executives to take choices as indicated by their accord. They required colleagues to talk about discussion and settle on a common end. The collective choice creation is the normal and significant technique to take choices while the issue is mind boggling, however it has its own disservices like it is a tedious procedure and more often than not representatives probably won't be clear about their jobs. On the off chance that the jobs are not satisfactory it will build the odds of contentions among them that would destroy their connections. In addition, on the opposite side, it appears that if more individuals are associated with dynamic which produces the more innovative thoughts with more data stream (Turban Sharda, and Delen, 2011). There are five techniques for dynamic are adjusted by the association is as per the following: 1) Brainstorming: This is the basic technique for taking care of the issue through gathering conversations. This technique causes the executives to arrive at the answer for the issue rapidly because of an end number of perspectives and thoughts of the various individuals. For example in the event that the administrator got the new e-learning venture in the association and they got the guidance to actualize this undertaking into the group. Assemble the group of various originators into the room and gather the various contributions of the creators and afterward takes an official choice (Ingram, et al., 2012). 2) Nominal Group Technique: This strategy is likewise valuable to take significant choices in the group. The group is separated into littler gatherings and most ideal thoughts are noted down in the bit of paper and encourage colleagues to cast a ballot the most ideal alternative or decision. The decision or option gets the most extreme reactions or vote is acknowledged as the collective choice. Proceeding with above model, the gathering of originators is partitioned into littler groups. Each individual from the group gives their thought and toward the end, every part votes in favor of the best one. Toward the end, the thought gets greatest reactions would be concluded. 3) Voting strategy: It begins with a series of casting a ballot where people make his choice for the shortlisted alternatives. Every individual gives the each vote in turn. The procedure is rehashed commonly if the most extreme number of votes is created for best alternative (Starcke and Brand, 2012). For example, from the above-given circumstance, each group of the planner proposed their system before other group and that group would decide in favor of the one they incline toward best and that would think about last. 4) Delphi Method: In this technique for dynamic the facilitator permits colleagues to present their thoughts without composing their names on the paper. Other colleagues don't have a clue about the proprietor of the thoughts. The supervisor or facilitator gathers their perspectives from various workers and flows them others for improving and adjust them and this procedure proceeds till an official choice is made. Thus, in the above model, the facilitator can gather the various procedures of the workers without uncovering their names and later the facilitator gathers the improved technique and chooses the best one (Proctor, 2014). These dynamic techniques are generally embraced in the association to complete the significant choices at each chain of command level of the association. Dynamic Models The dynamic models are quickly utilized by the associations because of the unpredictability and testing business condition in the past ongoing years. There a tremendous measure of information and calculations has opened the better approaches to improve the corporate presentation. There are two kinds of choice models are utilized in the association for example the discerning model (Classical model) and limited balanced model. In the levelheaded model, the administration or supervisor or chief takes the choice to

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Yellow Brick Road by Witi Ihimaera Follow the yellow block street, Follow, follow, follow, Follow the yellow block street †¦ We're nearly there! Nearly at Wellington, the Emerald City! Me and Dad and Mum and Roha, we been going for two days now in our vehicle which Dad purchased from Mr Wallace a week ago. No gouges and sound blare goes the horn. Father, he said I could have a drive of it myself when we left Waituhi yet then it conked out on the Whareratas and that made him adjust his perspective. †I disclosed to you we wouldn't get to Wellington in this, Mum said to him while he was setting it up. †We'll arrive. Be that as it may, I need to arrive in one piece! Mum replied. †Throw a portion of your garbage out at that point, Dad advised her. Our vehicle sure is stacked down OK. Mum's stuff is in the boot, a few assets are tied under the canvas on the rooftop and there's even some crushed in here with us. Kid. Be that as it may, you won't conk out now, ay vehicle? There's only one slope to go and we'll be there. So up we go, up the slope, gradually. What's more, who cares if vehicles bank up behind us! They can blare all they like. We got as much option to be on this street as they got. Street, street, yellow block street, yellow with the headlights clearing across it.Just like in that book Miss Wright, my instructor, gave me before we left Waituhi. A slick book. About the misrepresentation, the tin man, the fearful lion and the Emerald City and †¦ we're nearly there! I skip here and there on the seat. I can hardly wait to see all the shimmering green towers sparkling in obscurity in front of us. †Matiu, you simply sit still! Mum snarls. What has happened to you, ay? †Sorry, Mum. Poor Mum. She's worn out and still despondent about leaving Waituhi, our whanau, our family. Her eyes are as yet red with the crying when all the individuals had waved farewell to us like little banners shuddering far away.At least she hasn't cried as regularly as Roha has for Hone however! Roha and Hone, they went round together and once I saw them having a pash. Eeee! I smile at my older sibling. It doesn't matter, Roha. Bounty different young men down. inWellington and you can pash up huge with them when we arrive, ay. †What you smiling for, Smarty? Roha snaps. †I'm permitted to smile in the event that I need to, right? I ask, abruptly hurt. †All right, OK, you don't need to shout. I make a clever face at her. It would show her a decent exercise if even the pakehas would not like to pash with her! Heaps of pakehas in Wellington. Dislike in Waituhi.Makes me frightened to consider it. †Dad, will the pakehas like us in Wellington? Father? He doesn't answer me since he is driving cautiously. He needs to lean forward to see the street before him. It has begun to rain. Wish I was more established and realized how to drive better. At that point I could give him a rest in the driver's seat. I press against him and he puts an arm round me. His face looks drained, much the same as it looked when we were strolling to a carport yesterday after our vehicle came up short on petroleum. There we were, miles from anyplace, strolling along the street while many vehicles sped past us ceaselessly. Some of them boomed noisily at us.Others made a ton of residue come over us. What's more, consistently as they passed the appearances would be thinking back and gazing at us. I felt bewildered. †Why don't they stop, Dad? He had shrugged his shoulders. †We're in an alternate nation now, child. I started to loathe those appearances. I needed to toss stones at them all. In any case, things will be distinctive when we get to Wellington, won't the? What's more, we will be upbeat, won't we? Course we will. You simply sit back and watch, Dad. We'll rake in some serious cash and be rich as anything since Wellington is the place the cash is. Furthermore, you need to go where the cash is, ay Dad. No utilizatio n remaining in Waituhi and being poor constantly, ay.I recline in the seat and tunnel under the cover. It is getting cold and there is a draft getting through a gap in our vehicle. I feel my pack of lollies in my pocket. †You need one, Mum? You need one, Dad? Roha? I pass the pack to Roha and she takes two, the covetous thing. I put one in my mouth and check what's left. Seven. Kid, these are the dearest lollies I at any point purchased. At the point when we halted at the shop yesterday I gave the man thirty pennies and he didn't give me any change. At the point when I approached him for it, he revealed to me thirty pennies was how much these lollies cost. Be that as it may, he was lying. He was a cheat and he took my money.How would he like it on the off chance that somebody rooked him'? Also, these lollies smell, much the same as him. I watch the street as it bends ahead through the dim. Once in a while, there is a boisterous whoosh of a quick vehicle passing us. Those quick vehicles don't care for us. We're unreasonably delayed for them. Out of nowhere, I see two lights ahead like eyes scowling at us. The eyes open more extensive, develop bigger, resembling the eyes of a†¦ †Dad! I shout, apprehensive. A major truck drops on us with its front lamp bursting full. I appear to see taloned fingers contacting paw me. †Bloody heck, Dad murmurs. He turns. The vehicle kicks gravel.The truck roars past, shouting in the breeze. I take a gander at Mum. Her face is shaken. †I better keep both my hands on the wheel, Dad says. He lifts his arm from me and I feel out of nowhere alone. I start to consider Waituhi, our whanau, and that makes me pitiful. All our family was there and Emere was our cow. Haere ra, Emere. Furthermore, haere ra to you, e Hemi. You'll generally be my best mate. I begin murmuring to myself. Discreetly. †Follow the yellow block street, follow, follow, follow†¦ Miss Wright, she instructed us that tune at school. A pe rfect melody. We made a long queue, joined by our hands, and moved insane examples over the play area and†¦There is a snapping sound and the fluttering of canvas. †What's that, Dad? He pulls the vehicle over to the roadside and steps out. Mum breezes down her window. †What's off-base? †Rope's snapped, he shouts back. †You better get out and help your dad, Mum says to me. I leap out into the downpour. Kid, it's certain wet and cold around here. Father is battling in the breeze to pull the canvas back over our possessions. †All this garbage! Father murmurs. No big surprise the canvas left away. He takes a crate from the top and dumps it out and about. My books spill out and the pages fly away like winged animals in the breeze. †Dad. No, Dad†¦I run out into the street in alarm in light of the fact that those are my textbooks and among them is my best book. My best book. †Matiu! Get off the street! Mum shouts. My best book. In the breeze and the downpour. My best book. †Matiu. Also, there it is. Lying there out and about. I hurry to get it and vehicle brakes shout in my ears. In any case, I have it in my arms and hold it safe to me. What's more, I couldn't care less in the event that I get a stowing away. I don't care†¦ Mum hits me exceptionally hard. - What you need to do that for, you dumb child. In any case, I couldn't care less. I don't care†¦ And the driver of the other vehicle is stating irate words to Dad: †What the wicked damnation do you believe you're doing, eh'?Letting your child run out that way, what's going on with you! See, never mind about wicked contending. Christ, you shouldn't be out and about by any stretch of the imagination. Your vehicle's ridiculous hazardous stacked that way. What's more, why the hellfire didn't you pull further off the street, eh? Gracious, what's the utilization. You Maoris are no different. Stupid bleeding horis. He ventures once more into his vehicle and t hunders off. Father comes towards me and his face is loaded with outrage. Proceed, Dad. Hit me. I merit it. Be that as it may, he doesn't. Rather, he embraces me and asks: †You good, child? †Yes, Dad. I'm grieved, Dad. That man†¦ †That jerk. Never mind about him. I grip my book tightly.I convey it into the vehicle with me. Mum begins to blow up with me once more. Tuni, lady, Dad says. It's everything over at this point. How about we overlook it. †It wouldn't have occurred on the off chance that you'd secured our things appropriately like Sam instructed you to do, Mum answers. Sam is my uncle and we remained at his place in Hastings the previous evening. Uncle Sam didn't realize we were headed to Wellington. †Down to that breezy place† he'd said. You fullas better secure yourselves or you'll be overwhelmed! Don't you realize how cool it is down there'? Sibling, it's fluid daylight all the all year! †We couldn't care less, I'd addressed him. We 're going to rake in some serious cash down there.Not much room left for dad living any longer. That is the thing that you stated, ay Dad. Father had taken a gander at me oddly. †No more employments back home, he told Uncle. A lot of the occasional work, truly, yet me and Hine had enough of that. We had enough of shearing, the organic product picking and the going down South to shear some more. No, a lot of work in Wellington. A lot of industrial facilities. †Who revealed to you that! Uncle grunted. †Jim, Dad replied. Uncle Jim is Dad's sibling. He lives in Petone and we're going to remain with him until we locate our own home. Uncle Sam had shrugged his shoulders.. †Well, Jim should know, he'd said. I need us to have a decent life, another beginning, Dad attempted to clarify. Another beginning for my children. Me and Hine, we've generally had nothing. Yet, my children? They will grow up with all the fixings. I'll battle for it, since they should have it. Yet, I' d seen Uncle Sam hadn't comprehended Dad's words. He'd basically shaken his head and wished us karma. What's more, in the first part of the prior day we left he'd advised Dad to secure the canvas tight. †Otherwise that breeze will get under it and before you know it you'll be flying into Wellington! Father had attempted his best with the ropes. He'd said to Mum: †How about disposing of a portion of this garbage, ay?She'd addressed him: †This garbage is all we've at any point had. I'm not discarding one bit of it, wind or no wind. It sure is blustery okay, outside the vehicle. The mists are hurrying in the night sky simply like the Winged Monkeys. 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With emphasis on passengers and cargo, the airline has continued to grow beyond most of the worlds biggest airlines that have been around much longer. Over the years, the company has risen through the ranks to join the leaders in the industry (Emirates, 2014). Over the course of the rise, the company has employed conventional and revolutionary strategies to ascertain it position in the industry. Despite the fact that some of the leaders in the industry across Europe have raised concerns over the revolutionary nature of the company and business model, the company continues to receive accreditation awards of excellence stamping it authority and influence in the industry. This paper brings out the Quality Management strategies on a Business Excellence Model that has seen the company rise to in the industry. Background It is owned by the government of Dubai under the Dubai investment corporation of Dubai. Currently the airlines prides in providing the best services in the Middle East, with over 3000 flights every week, travelling to more than 78 countries across the gl obe within more than 142 cities globally (Emirates, 2014). The Emirates Airlines is managed under the Emirates Group, which also handles Dnata, which is an aviation company that carries out ground handling. Over the years, the company has built one of the biggest brands in the world, much of which can be attributed to the companys commitment to excellent services, revolutionary growth in the airline industry and consistence in profitability. It has redefined the industry for quite sometime, bringing in some fundamental improved baselines for the rest of the industry players to follow (Emirates, 2014). Literature Review Business Excellence Model The business excellence model, is the backbone of all the revolutionary developments and growth that the company has seen and more so the influence in the industry. Using a business excellence model that focuses on visionary leadership, customer satisfaction, valued workforce, personal learning, and redefinition of the future through innovati ons and a sober perspective on social responsibility, the company has risen to the top. It is a model that has been embedded in the culture of the firm observed throughout the chain of command in a holistic manner.All the strategies adopted by the company this far, relates to the key aspects of a business excellence model which are leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, measurement, knowledge management, analysis, workforce focus, operations focus and the results. The rationale for this business report is to establish some of the key milestones that the airline has made over the course of rise and how its current business excellence model has aided in its ascend within the industry. The company prides in more than 500 international and national awards of excellence, but this has not stopped the company from breaking down the norms that have been held previously by other players, disturbing the status quo. As recent as last year in 2013, the airline received an award from Sk ytrax, rating it as the worlds Best Airline of the year (Emirates, 2014).The excellence business model used by the company allows for measurable goals and performance overtime, with a key emphasis on results. The airlines embraces a business excellence model that has strong pillars in technology, lean staffing while at the same time the business structure is flat. Majority of the staff are sourced from India and Pakistan and due to the fact that there arent any staff unions, there is plenty of staff to peak from at lower staffing costs. Although it is large company, it is able to minimize the operational and overhead costs and operate as a small airline. The airline has been at the forefront of integrating its operation with technology making the service delivery smooth and unmatched in the industry (Emirates, 2014). The companys strategies rest on massive campaigns to market and advertise its services among them sponsoring European football teams and venturing into the mobile appli cations industry to offer clients seamless services everywhere (James, 2014). In the recent past, the airline started using the wide body planes such as the Boeing 777 and the A380s airbuses, to minimize the costs of operation; a move that has since yielded results. It is this liberal approach that has given the airline an advantageous leap into the top ten players of the industry. An aspects that has seen most of the key players in the industry among them; Air France, Heathrow, Frankfurt Airlines and Amsterdam among others citing foul play. Most of the companies that are aggrieved cite that they company may be receiving fuel subsides, referencing the fact that the company has been doing well even in light of the recent fuel crisis in pump prices (Emirates, 2014). Other major accusations are related to exemption or subsidies from local taxes, airport charges at the home airports and low costs of labor relative to its affiliation with the government and the local policies. These are allegations that the company has defended vehemently, even on its website under the business model tab, citing that biased competitive advantages would only cripple the national benefits and interests (Centreforaviation.com, 2014).Data collection All of the data presented has been collected from credible secondary sources among them airlines website which is rich with well organized information. 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Another one is that Liam Neeson â€Å"threatened† me.Hometown: Huntington, New YorkHigh School: Locust Valley High SchoolMajor: FinanceMinor: N/AFavorite Business Course: Applied Investment Management (AIM) the course where a class of approximately 20 students manages a live portfolio of $15mm given to us by the University’s Endowment.Extracurricular Activities, Community Work and Leadership Roles During College:Project Leader for Student International Business Council: GTCR LBO ProjectResident Assistant in Zahm HouseTour GuideHead of Student Innovation @ Innovation Park/Idea CenterCo-Founded two companies: both have since dissipatedWall Street ClubInvestment Club: Board MemberJapan ClubTable Tennis ClubMen’s Boxing ClubClub SoccerWhere have you interned during your college career? Goldman Sachs, IBD Real Estate Financing Group Summer Analyst, New York, NYValued various types of real estate assets, worked with credit team to evaluate if certain metrics met rating agency requirements, and consulted the capital markets desk on pricing to aid in negotiations with sponsors and brokers.Modeled out cash flows and rent roll using Argus files, made underwriting and market leasing assumptions, and projected normalized cash flows for various assets in various locations.Created and presented screening packs to internal managing directors during pipeline meetings.Built committee memo presentation for the financing of a data center asset portfolio that was presented group wide on deal closing.Greenvale Capital Management, Summer Intern, London, UKForensically analyzed, in French, the financial statements for a publicly traded European firm and developed thesis on shorting the stock.Presented findings to portfolio managers and the stock was shorted and subsequently traded down on press releases.Brigade Capital Management, LP, Investment Team Intern, New York, NYCreated DCF model on a slot-machine manufacturer and determined the company was undervalued relative to competitors.Consolidated a tear sheet, valuation spread, and made an investment recommendation on the company to portfolio managers.Built comparable company spread for both the auto-part and gaming industries to determine what EV/EBITDA multiples would be best to use in future valuation.Prepared tear sheet and FCF model on a PE firms’ acquisition of a leisure company and recommended purchase of the first lien term loan to CLO portfolio managers and investment committee.Solus Alternative Asset Management, LP, Investment Team Intern, New York, NYBuilt a fully circular, three financial statement model on Cenveo (CVO), a distressed printing and paper company.Presented a comparable company spread and tear sheet on the printing industry and CVO for portfolio managers.Prepared a DCF model made an investment recommendation on the company.Developed understanding of distressed/stressed and post-reorg equity investing by attending morning meetings, investor relations meetings, and client phone calls.Tegean Capital Management, LLC, Investment Team Intern, New York, NYPrepared tear sheets on financial institutions with a $10bn-$30bn market cap through due diligence and quantitative modeling.Created FCF model concerning the $3bn merger between PetSmart (incumbent) and Chewy.com (disruptor) and attended the roadshow.Presented tear sheet and models to Tegean CEO and gave investment recommendations.Where will you be working after graduation? Goldman Sachs, Analyst in the Real Estate Financing Group (NYC, New York)What company do you admire mos t? Disney! Ever since I was a child, this company was a part of my life. The magic of their films, their parks, and just their brand overall was enough to make me want to be an Imagineer for the longest time. The company started with the visionary Walt Disney making cartoons and today has turned into one of the most recognizable brands in the entire world. What can you possibly hate about that success and growth?What did you enjoy most about your business school? Notre Dame is a business school that encourages teamwork and community building. Everyone wants everyone else to succeed. It does not fall into the trap of being a cutthroat environment.What is the biggest lesson you gained from studying business? That business is not as easy as the media would make it out to be. It requires a substantial amount of know-how and foundational knowledge of certain core concepts. It is difficult to analyze a company, to grow a company, and to build one from the ground up. My education here has been humbling in that regard.What has surprised you most about majoring in business? I thought I would hate accounting. Turns out, it has informed every finance class I have since taken. It truly is the language of business and I even thought that quote was just classic business jargon, but it is the truth. Knowing accounting is the key to understanding the financial health and financial workings of a firm.â€Å"If I didn’t major in business, I would be majoring in or studying†¦The Culinary Arts. Growing up in a European family food becomes the cornerstone of everyday life. At breakfast, you’re getting asked what you want for dinner. Food defines many childhoods for Europeans and it has influenced me so much that I still strongly consider moving into a career that is involved with the culinary arts. Combining business into it, would I like to own a restaurant(s) someday? The answer is ABSOLUTELY.Who most influenced your decision to pursue business in college? My brother Luka attended business school at Wharton one year ahead of me. I would constantly Facetime him and he would tell about the classes he was taking. In fact, I was originally an Economics and Math major at Notre Dame before these conversations. Luka was able to create a narrative which helped me realize that I was truly interested in the subject matter and scholarly discourse of an education in business.Which academic, extracurricular or personal achievement are you most proud of? I never thought I would graduate from Notre Dame saying that I entered a boxing tournament. Bengal Bouts is a boxing tournament held every year at Notre Dame. All the proceeds of the fundraiser and subsequent tournament go toward developing Holy Cross Schools (Kindergarten through College) and Healthcare facilities in Bangladesh. When I was a freshman, I said to myself that it would be a senior year bucket list item to enter the tournament. I put in 4 months of grueling preparation and discipline to g et to a level of fitness I never had before, and it was something I truly thought I would never be able to do. Needless to say, I am very proud of this achievement and accomplishment.Which classmate do you most admire? Christopher Skomra is one of the most intelligent people I have ever met. His knowledge of finance blows me away every time and it’s no surprise that he received the Frank Reilly Award, which is given to the best finance student of the AIM class. Regardless of GPA and academic standing, my answer wouldn’t change. He continues to push the boundary for what the â€Å"normal† knowledge/skill set is for an undergraduate student. He already has the know-how of a full-time employee of at least a year in my opinion, which in the finance world, is a lot of experience.Who would you most want to thank for your success? I am incredibly lucky for the family I have. My parents have sacrificed so much for me and my brother to receive the educations we have. We were not only expected to do our best but to push ourselves past that. My parents certainly instilled that quality of resilience and persistence into me and it has given me an identity that I plan to hold throughout my career and life. I hope I can be as good a parent someday.What are the top two items on your bucket list? Cook with Gordon RamsaySkydive in SwitzerlandWhat are your hobbies?CookingJazz Music (Playing and attending performances at Jazz Bars/Clubs)ViticultureJapanese CultureBoxingSkiingSoccerTennisWhat made Niko such an invaluable addition to the Class of 2019?â€Å"Niko Martinovic is a remarkable human being. I have known him since I had the pleasure of teaching him Corporate Financial Management during the fall of his sophomore year. He has a dazzling intellect, and a tremendous passion to help the underserved.Niko produced superhuman work in every phase of our course. He was always thoroughly prepared, participated very actively, regularly visited office hours to di scuss advanced concepts and interpretations, worked every optional problem and hundreds that were not assigned, and consistently completed assignments far in advance of course deadlines. The questions he asks in and out of class may be the most sophisticated I’ve ever received. And that includes conversations with top academics.But it is out of the classroom where Niko has most distinguished himself. He is the most positive and upbeat person I know, and his enthusiasm is contagious. The depth and breadth of his extracurricular activities are astonishing. He spearheads several of the university’s entrepreneurship programs, serves extensively in his dorm, boxes to provide education and healthcare for impoverished students in Bangladesh, is fluent in four languages, and is even an outstanding cook!He is also a superior athlete and DJ, and an accomplished jazz musician. And his performance in group work is astounding. He is an outstanding listener, and always inspires his group members to achieve beyond what they thought possible. Niko has redefined my perception of what one person can accomplish, and the impact he/she can have. And he’s only 21!   Wow. And he is always available, on immediate notice, to help.   At the end of last semester, my final exam was on a Thursday night. And with grades due only 72 hours later, I was in a panic when the need for an early Friday morning makeup exam suddenly materialized.   Who did we call very early that Friday morning, and awaken from a deep sleep to proctor the exam?   Niko Martinovic, because we knew he would deliver. And how did he respond?   â€Å"I’m happy to help. I’ll be right over. Which room?†Niko may also be the most articulate and persuasive individual I have ever spoken with. Five seconds into a discussion with him, the conversation has real depth. He is one of the very few students ever that when he approaches me in the hallway, my senses dramatically sharpen , because I know I will have to be at my best to meaningfully converse with him. He is also one of the very few students I call on for advice because I value his penetrating insight. On top of all of this Niko is the most delightful person imaginable. He’s stunningly polite and humble, has a fantastic sense of humor, and generates enormous respect from others. On a wide variety of topics, students from across the university seek him out for advice. He always uplifts them.   Students, staff and faculty are in awe of him.It would be a rare student who could match Niko’s prowess in any of eight major areas – scholarship, leadership, keenness of mind, integrity, congeniality, work ethic, humility and passion to serve humanity. Niko may be the most impressive person I’ve ever met.   He is an inspiration to all who know him. I can’t imagine a person who will do more good.†Carl Ackermann Nolan Professorship for Excellence in Undergraduate Instru ction Teaching Professor of Finance   Page 1 of 11

The Fox and the Hound in the Walt Disney Studios John...

John Lasseter, now the famous Chief Creative Officer of Pixar and Disney, overcame failures and mistakes like everyone else to get to where he is today. He was born and grew up in Los Angeles, California. He went to California Institute of Arts. After graduating from school, he began working for Walt Disney Company. Lasseter was eventually fired but found work at Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Group, which also ended in a short time. After failing to keep his jobs, he sought for something new. This was when he joined the Pixar Animation Studios along with Edwin Catmull and Steve Jobs. While attending school at the California Institute of Arts, Lasseter created two Student Academy Award- winning, black and white short films called Lady and the Lamp and Nitemare. These animated films were his first animated movies. After graduation, Lasseter worked on the heart-warming movie called The Fox and the Hound in the Walt Disney Studios. He eventually left Disney and started his own career by joining Pixar. In 1984 he decided to work at Pixar Animation Studios for a month but he stayed and never left its side since. This became the place for where he found the freedom to produce computer-animated works like he’s always wanted to. After several years working diligently on another short film called Tin Toy, he decided to release the movie in 1988 . This was the first fully computer animated, three-dimensional movie to give Lasseter an Oscar. Pixar and Disney Animation Studios eventually