1993), where human resources (HR) and work practices are often considered central to the success of the Japanese automotive producers (Pil and MacDuffie, 1999). Such views raise fundamental questions regarding the role of labour in such manufacturing systems and, as a direct consequence, there has been increasing interest in the Human Resource Management of these organisations (Arthur, 1992; Osterman, 1994; Pil and MacDuffie, 1996; Whitfield and Poole, 1997). The concept of “high performance work practices”
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yield SEGMENTS 2,868 70,900 WORLDWIDE OPERATING FACILITIES 2,688 ALTERNATIVE FREE CASH FLOW 2012 Net cash from operations Capital expenditures Proceeds from disposals of PP&E Net change in finance receivables Other investing activities Free cash flow (in millions of dollars) 1 2011 $7,073 2010 $3,835 VEHICLES $7,216 (2,153) 95 101 94 $5,353 (2,005) (1,389) 27 184 (257) 304 108 230 $5,022 $3,088 See reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial
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Table of Contents Company and Background....................................................................................................................................4 Rationale..................................................................................................................................................................4 Target Audience.......................................................................................................................................
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provided administrative support. The designations employed, descriptions and classifications of countries, and the presentation of the material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries, or its economic system or degree of development
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Instructor’s Manual with Test Items to accompany Applied Behavior Analysis Second Edition John O. Cooper ● Timothy E. Heron ● William L. Heward All, The Ohio State University Prepared by Stephanie Peterson, Idaho State University ● Renée K. Van Norman, University of Nevada-Las Vegas ● Lloyd Peterson, Idaho State University ● Shannon Crozier, University of Nevada-Las Vegas ● Jessica E. Frieder, Idaho State University ● Peter Molino, Idaho State University ● Heath Ivers, Idaho
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Australia is a small producer of milk but is the worldfs third largest dairy exporter as 50% of production is exported. œ The Australiafs dairy industry is Australiafs third largest rural industry, ranking behind wheat and beef, and has a gross value of $4 billion. œ Australia produces a range of dairy products including milk, milk powder, yoghurt, butter and cheese. œ The Australian dairy industry is concentrated in the south-east of Australia, Victoria is the largest production state, however
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|Consumer’s perception of food quality and its relation to the choice of food | |Master thesis | |Master of Science in Marketing | |
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economic, social and environmental performance Evolution of the main indicators 2011 Turnover (in millions of euros) Sales 2010 13,793 12,527 Results and cash flow (in millions of euros) Operating profit (EBITDA) Operating profit (EBIT) Net income Net income attributable to the parent company Cash flow 3,258 2,522 1,946 1,932 2,613 2,966 2,290 1,741 1,732 2,540 Financial and management ratios ROE ROCE 28% 37% 30% 39% Other relevant information Number of stores
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Assessment 1 Develop workplace sustainability Questions What are the sustainability issues? Unsustainable activities have led to changes in our environment, or have been identified as having the potential to lead to future changes. The types of changes that are occurring or are predicted to occur form the key issues for sustainability. The following Table 1 provides a summary of the key issues. They are related to changes to the physical and cultural (being the way we live) environments
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