Best Western enters Myanmar Best Western International (BWI), the U.S.-based global hotel chain, has opened its first hotel in Myanmar, the Best Western Green Hill Hotel in Yangon, company sources say. BWI becomes the first U.S. hotel company to establish a presence in Myanmar, following the recent political and economic reforms enacted by the Thein Sein administration that have drawn foreign investors’ interest. The hotel is situated in the heart of Yangon, just 15 minutes’ drive from the
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Generation Y in the Workforce: Managerial Challenges Justin Meier, Graduate Student Stephen F. Austin State University, USA Mitchell Crocker, Associate Professor of Management Stephen F. Austin State University, USA ABSTRACT This paper takes a look at the next generation, Generation Y, as it enters the workforce. Nearly all Gen Y research to date focused on characteristics and features drawn from a population still in the midst of the educational system. This research specifically targets Gen
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1960. There was a tremendous split between two very different generations. The older generation was a collection of people that witnessed the terrible acts of communism and the reign of Hitler, they fought bravely to expel Nazi Germany from the world and witnessed an attack on their own nation. They were a nation of go-getters that believed in the American Dream and worked to fulfill it. The children of this noble and brave generation found themselves questioning the world they lived in and the powers
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Parenting a child is a very important role. Parents teach a child how to behave and they provide the needs for the child. Parenting practices varies from generation to generation. In the chart below I have described parenting practices over generations in my family. | Generation 1: Years (1960-1970) | Generation 2: Years(1980-2000) | Generation 3: Years(2000-2014) | Parenting Practice 1: Education | Medium standards | Medium standards | High standards | Parenting Practice 2:Religious Involvement
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The Beat Generation of the post-war 1950s is the Lost Generation of disillusioned rebellious young men looking for freedom and self-expression. It is a religious generation on a spiritual quest back and forth in the lands of America. A relatively small movement in terms of published literature, the Beatnik generation's literary sphere was dominated by three leading figures: Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs. The writings of these figures generally focused on the major themes of
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rMILLENNIALS I interviewed a past manager who was in charge of service for Southern California Carrier Commercial Services. She had a great deal to share about millennials. She explained that millennials are tech savvy. If it is in regards to work and the information is not on a “cool app” or something easy to navigate (a program for example, that would fill in information for you), they are not interested. For instance, at her company they use a program called Legacy. She noticed millennials
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of Indian Power Sector Since independence in 1947 Indian Power Sector progress has been rapid. From mere 1713 MW of installed capacity in 1950 the capacity at the end of March 2007 rose to 124569 excluding capacity of renewable energy. Total generation in April 2006-March 2007 was 659419 GWh in the utility sector. The per capita consumption of electricity increased from 15 KWh in 1950 to 619 in 2006-07. 2. Demand/Availability Position for the Year 2006-07 Region Peak Demand (MW) 32487 Availability
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C Fern Lab Report July 15, 2009 The life cycle of land plants is characterized by an alteration between two phases or generation that is morphologically and functionally different. The gametophytes generation is the sexual phase of the life cycle. C-Ferns have independent haploid and diploid generations, distinct sexual types within the gametophyte generation, and they rapidly develop to full sexual maturity within two weeks. They also possess a variety of distinct visual phenotypes that can
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What is the Bullwhip Effect? The bullwhip effect is the magnification of demand fluctuations, not the magnification of demand. The bullwhip effect is evident in a supply chain when demand increases and decreases. The effect is that these increases and decreases are exaggerated up the supply chain. The essence of the bullwhip effect is that orders to suppliers tend to have larger variance than sales to the buyer. The more chains in the supply chain the more complex this issue becomes. This distortion
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over the world. We want to provide a network of extreme sports activities. The best way to do this is through hotels all over the world X-Vacation got its inspiration from a growing generation Y, a significant increase in participation in extreme sports, and the lack of competition. Generation Y is a generation with power, many are still in high school, but they influence the way the money in a family is spent, and their interest in our services will skyrocket the company’s success. Currently
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