Shake and Erupt: A critical reflection on teaching earthquakes and volcanoes to KS3 Rationale: Perhaps the most dynamic features of the Earth’s awesome power and nature are when Volcanoes and Earthquakes occur. Their workings are at the very core of our planet’s history and their unpredictable activity continues to shake mankind’s understanding of the planet. This topic or scheme of work for my mixed ability year nine class offers a plethora of attributes that both incorporates sound core Geographic
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Value Network Analysis and value conversion of tangible and intangible assets Verna Allee Online version of Final Draft Published in Journal of Intellectual Capital Volume 9, No. 1, 2008, pp. 5-24 Verna Allee verna@vernaallee.com Published in Journal of Intellectual Capital Volume 9, No 1, 2008 pp. 5-24 Page 1 of 21 Introduction One of the most important and challenging questions in working with intangibles is, “How do we convert intangible assets such as human knowledge, internal
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0144-3577.htm Supply chain risk management and performance A guiding framework for future development Bob Ritchie Lancashire Business School, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, UK, and Supply chain risk management and performance 303 Clare Brindley Head of Department, Lancashire Business School, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, UK Abstract Purpose – The purpose
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Acting Strategic Growth Plan For DTAG Student Name MGT450: Strategic Planning for Organizations Instructor: Carol Hooper-Boyd August 12, 2013 Acting Strategic Growth Plan For DTAG Strategic management is very important in the business world. It is the way leaders or organizations steer their company to success over both the short- and long-term. It encompasses a host of decisions that range from what the company will produce, to how it will compete in its industry, to how it will grow over
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Hodges 1 [Amber Hodges graduated from Kalamazoo College in June 2003. She was a senior Sociology/Anthropology major and Psychology minor when she wrote this Observation Report in Spring of 2003]. Observation Report Amber Hodges Introduction Siefert et. al describe children’s play as intrinsically motivated, process oriented, creative and nonliteral, governed by implicit rules, spontaneous and self-initiated, and free from major emotional distress(1997 p. 221-222). For example, the rules of a
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Breakout Strategy Meeting the Challenge of Double-Digit Growth Sydney Finkelstein Charles E. Harvey Thomas C. Lawton (McGraw-Hill, New York, 2006) Table of Contents Dedication Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of figures Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Breakout Strategy Getting on the Fast Track Staying out Front Breakout Dynamics Putting Vision to Work Being a Magnet Company Delivering the Promise Executing Breakout Breakout
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Strategy Writings[1] Dr. Mary A. Hamilton MBA, Ph.D. University of Rhode Island http://www.cba.uri.edu/faculty/hamilton/ Dr. Mark Lehrer Ph.D. University of Rhode Island Module #1: Introduction by Mark Lehrer 3 Module #2: Industry Analysis by Mark Lehrer 6 Rivalry 8 Entrants 9 Bargaining Power of Suppliers / Buyers 9 Two Cases: Breakfast Cereal and Personal Computers 9 Module #3: Value Chain Analysis by Mark Lehrer 12 Module #4: Industry Value Chains by Mark Lehrer
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTffffff I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Almighty God for being with me and taking me throughout the research period and for his guidance and strength that he gave me to overcome all the difficulties. I would also wish to greatly thank my supervisor Mrs Yunia Miyayo for the dedication and commitment she has demonstrated as I sought her assistance on my research work. I am also thankful to Mr. Omondi Richard for his time and relentless dedication in order to
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Journal of Intercultural Management Vol. 3, No. 2, October 2011, pp. 113–125 Adrian Pyszka Michał Piłat Cracow University of Economics Applying trompenaars typology of organizational culture to implementation of csr strategy 1. Introduction Nowadays many authors declare Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in strategic terms as it is no longer seen as the invention of some social activist but important source of competitive advantage. However various researchers still struggle to figure
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Introduction Leadership plays one of the vital roles in any organization. Emerging successful organizations are true examples of the strong leadership foundation. The term, leadership has the management scope and their communications has a tremendous effect on the performance of the employees. Eventually, this further gets identified as a strong leadership foundation to manage organization communications effectively. An effective leader is an inspiring person who focuses strategically (Richmond
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