core

Examples of core in the following topics:

• Core Culture

  • Core and observable culture are two facets of the same organizational culture, with core culture being inward-facing and intrinsic and observable culture being more external and tangible (outward-facing).
  • The next level is values, which bridges the gap between observable and core culture.
  • This is where observable culture begins to transform into core culture.
  • In many ways, one could equate core culture with an individual's subconscious.
  • Core culture has the same relationship with observable culture: core culture is created first, and ultimately drives the visible cultural aspects of the organization.

• Two-mode core-periphery analysis

  • The core-periphery model is indifferent to the density of ties in the off-diagonal blocks.
  • When we apply the core-periphery model to actor-by-actor data (see Network>Core/Periphery), the model seeks to identify a set of actors who have high density of ties among themselves (the core) by sharing many events in common, and another set of actors who have very low density of ties among themselves (the periphery) by having few events in common.
  • Actors in the core are able to coordinate their actions, those in the periphery are not.
  • When we apply the core-periphery model to actor-by-event data (Network>2-Mode>Categorical Core/Periphery) we are seeking the same idealized "image" of a high and a low density block along the main diagonal.
  • So, the "core" is a cluster of frequently co-occurring actors and events.

• K-cores

  • K-cores can be (and usually are) more inclusive than k-plexes.
  • NetDraw includes a tool for identifying and coloring a graph according to its K-cores.
  • The UCINET algorithm for identifying K-cores is located at Network>Regions>K-Core.
  • Each of the seven members of this core has ties to at least three others.
  • The k-core definition is intuitively appealing for some applications.

• Job Characteristics Theory

  • The theory states that there are five core job characteristics:
  • The core characteristics affect three critical psychological states of the workers doing the job:
  • The combination of core characteristics with psychological states influences work outcomes such as:
  • The Job Characteristics Theory uses this equation to estimate the overall motivation inherent in a job design based upon the five core characteristics.
  • Analyze the core characteristics, psychological states, and work outcomes in the Job Characteristics Theory, as identified by Hackman and Oldham

• Understanding Common Core Standards

  • Forty-three of the fifty states in the United States are members of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
  • Texas and Alaska are the only states that have no involvement in Common Core.
  • Legislation to repeal Common Core Standards has been initiated in Alabama.
  • Some educational analysts have also questioned the efficacy of the Common Core.
  • The Common Core standards, they believe, address these issues and "level the playing field" for students, and point out that adoption of the Common Core Standards and how to best test students are two separate issues.

• World-Systems Theory

  • The United States is an example of a core country -- it has vast amounts of capital and labor is relatively well compensated.
  • They are the buffer between core and peripheral countries.
  • Core countries own most of the world's capital and technology and have great control over world trade and economic agreements.
  • Peripheral countries generally provide labor and materials to core countries.
  • Core countries extract raw materials with little cost.

• Defining the Vision

  • It is simple and idealistic, appealing to core values.
  • These can be personal core values or a company's core values.
  • The core ideology is made up of core values and a core purpose.
  • Core values are the enduring guiding principles of an organization.
  • The core purpose of a company is it's "raison d'tre".

• Benefits and Solutions

  • The core benefit is what consumers feel they are getting when they purchase a product.
  • The four levels of a product include: core, tangible, augmented, and promised .
  • Both are legitimate product cores.
  • Because the core product is so individualized, and oftentimes vague, a full-time task of the marketer is to accurately identify the core product for a particular target market.
  • The four levels of a product include: core, tangible, augmented, and promised.

• Virus Classification

  • Viruses are classified by factors such as their core content, capsid structure, presence of outer envelope, and how mRNA is produced.
  • Viruses are classified in several ways: by factors such as their core content, the structure of their capsids, and whether they have an outer envelope.
  • The virus core contains the genome or total genetic content of the virus.
  • Viruses are classified based on their core genetic material and capsid design.
  • (a) Rabies virus has a single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) core and an enveloped helical capsid, whereas (b) variola virus, the causative agent of smallpox, has a double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) core and a complex capsid.

• Activities in the Human Resources Department

  • Human resource departments are responsible for a wide variety of activities across a number of core organizational functions
  • A brief review of the core functions of human resource departments will be useful in framing the more common activities a human resource professional will conduct.
  • The core functions can be summarized as:
  • Defending employee rights, coordinating with unions, and mediating disagreements between the organization and its human resources is also a core HR function.