presents the underlying controversy and ideological bias against defence firms and points to the anecdotal arguments presented by researchers and mainly by Byrne (2007) in his publishing ‘Assessing Arms Makers’. Following this discussion, the four-domain model and its background is introduced, together with Aupperle’s (2008) CSR orientation research on chief executives of Forbes Directory. When discussing CSR and defence firms, Halpern et al. present their main argument that CSR should be empirically
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which includes (1) selecting the domain(s) in which the firm will be competing for scarce resources (e.g., capital, personnel, technology, inputs and customers) and (2) positioning the firm in each chosen domain so that its function-based core competencies are most effectively leveraged to establish a competitive advantage. The overall goal of business-level strategy is to protect the firm’s position in its current domain and, if possible, enlarge the domain in which the firm can operate with
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4.2 SMART analysis 12 4.3 Secondary research 13 4.4 Primary Research 15 5. Planning 16 5.1 Stakeholder Analysis 16 5.2 Scope of work 18 5.2.1 EPARS Scope Management 18 5.2.2 Scope of work(Project management cascade) 19 5.2.3 Maylor’s Four-phase Approach 20 5.3 Feasibilities 20 5.4 Strategic Planning 21 5.4.1 PESTLE 21 5.4.2 SWOT analysis 22 5.6 Work Breakdown Structure 23 5.6.1 What is the WBS? (EMBOK) 23 5.6.2 Domains 23 5.6.3 WBS vs. Domains 24 5.6.4 Administration
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The field of curriculum and instruction is one of the fields, if not the field that best impacted the growth of education. It seems that everything has been said already and that nothing is going to be invented again that could impact the education domain. However, the word curriculum is still difficult to grasp as it is difficult to define. Experts do not agree on what is really the definition of curriculum. While some define it as ….other define it as ….. (Hunkins & Ortein, 2012). But where experts
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genetically/biologically determined or is it shaped by learning/experience/culture? This is dealt with in a more sophisticated way today, in that everyone is an interactionist, with the issue being better expressed as “how do biological/endogenous factors interact with environmental/exogenous factors to produce the adult phenotype?” From this perspective, cognitive development does not simply mature, or bloom, over time, nor is it solely a product of a child’s culture; rather, it emerges over the course of ontogeny as a
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interdisciplinary research within the Canadian health sciences sector has been manifested by initiatives aimed at increasing the involvement of the social sciences in this sector. Drawing on Bourdieu’s concept of field and Knorr-Cetina’s concept of epistemic culture, this study explores the extent to which it is possible for the social sciences to integrate into, and thrive in, a field in which the experimental paradigm occupies a hegemonic position. Thirty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore
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evaluation of its necessity. The evaluation process requires an entrepreneur to undertake a SWOT analysis in order to understand the advantages and disadvantages of e-commerce. The e-commerce industry is experiencing a variety of issues that range from culture, trust, language, infrastructure, and the government regulations. Addressing these issues is central to the viability and feasibility of the business in the market. Designing of a mechanism of addressing the issues that relate to the regulations governing
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Hetherington (2006) explains that middle childhood, from 6 to 12 years of age, is frequently recognized as the ‘forgotten years’ of development because most research is focussed on early childhood development or adolescent growth. Throughout middle childhood the opportunity for growth of the social, emotional, physical and cognitive centres is vastly anticipated. Over the course of this time, the brain is performing synaptic refinement and this constantly becoming more efficient although this
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BACKGROUND PAPER ON DOMAINS OF CULTURE Have you ever been on a casual stroll in the woods and suddenly you feel as if you’re being watched or followed? Well I’m here to tell you it may be a Yeti stalking you! That’s right Bigfoot, whether you are a believer or not this elusive creature first appeared in literature 4000 years ago in the Epic of Gilgamesh that was written on 12 clay tablets and found in the ruins of Ninevah. (Parkash, 2006) But today I am going to discuss how the history and
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economic development. Yet to date, little is known about entrepreneurship in emerging economies. This introductory article to the special issue on entrepreneurship in emerging economies examines the literature that exists to date in this important domain. It then reviews the research that was generated as part of this special issue on this topic. The article concludes with a discussion of the critical future research needs in this area. Introduction The quantity and quality of entrepreneurship
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