ABSTRACT African Renaissance is synonymous to Afrocentism and Pan-Africanism‚they all share a common goal. All these terminologies have being a common currency in African for some time now. Though promoted by past leaders‚ but it became pronounced and made popular by Thabo Mbeki. This paper gives the root meaning of the concept of African Renaissance as it also exposes the ills caused by colonialism. This paper goes further to expose diverse heroes who stood for the freedom of the African continent
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Student Retention: A review of policy and literature Introduction This review was commissioned in April 2008 by the University of the Arts‚ London (UAL). Its purpose is to critically appraise research and policy literature on student retention in the UK; and to summarise the position of UAL in that national context‚ drawing on existing data-sets. This report begins by outlining the recent policy context and then reviews the research literature under seven sections. The first of these
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7 C’s of Customer Retention Checklist 1. Caring Attitude Projecting a caring attitude through: tone of voice use of pleasantries (please‚ thank you) smile projection empathy language (minimal use of industry jargon) taking ownership going the “extra mile” on behalf of customer 2. Customized Practices Definition of customizing: treating customers as individuals at all points of interaction making exceptions to policies/procedures to meet individual customer needs empowering
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capacity to develop in the global marketplace (Nwagbara‚ 2012). According to Kuada (2010)‚ African economies have been disastrous as compared to Asian economies who had similar levels of growth five decades ago. Scholars have argued that leadership weakness constitutes the most important reason for Africa’s poor economic performance (Walumbwa et al‚ 2011‚ Muchiri‚ 2011). Factors such as pre-colonial leadership‚ cultural values and Ubuntu play an integral role in defining leadership in Africa (Arkpoyomare
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University of the Philippines Manila College of Nursing Sotejo Hall‚ Pedro Gil‚ Ermita‚ Manila Nurse Retention Strategies (a concept paper on nursing management issues) requirement for N181- Introduction to Nursing Management and Leadership Submitted by: Group A Alvarez‚ Euzel Aubrey R. Bersola‚ Kristine Juliene M. Co‚ Lovely Kim V. Dungca‚ Ralph Daniel T. Gayo‚ Kerima Danica L. Submitted to: Prof. Jocelyn G. Acop INTRODUCTION Shortage of nurses in various working environments
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important crop in the country. Thailand is the major rice exporter in the world. Other agricultural commodities produced in significant quantities include fish and fishery products‚ tapioca‚ rubber‚ grain and sugar. Industrial exports of processed food such as canned tuna‚ pineapples and frozen shrimp are increasing as well. Tourism contributes significantly to Thailand’s economy. There are several popular tourist destinations like Phuket‚ Chiang Mai‚ Pattaya‚ Bangkok and Surat thani. Other than
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During the 1960’s‚ most African countries previously held by the Europeans were released from colonial rule. The Europeans didn’t put in place any government or infrastructure before they relinquished control. This vacuum of power led to an influx of totalitarian regimes and dictatorships followed by a pandemic of poverty across the continent. Many of these dictators aligned with the Soviet Union‚ who further exploited Africa’s vast natural resources with no compensation given to the local people
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could Africans resist the dehumanizing forces of the Middle Passage and seasoning and use their African Cultures to build black Cultures in the New World? Overview: enslaved Africans‚ not free to openly transport kinship‚ courts‚ religion‚ and material cultures‚ were forced to disguise or abandon them during the Middle Passage. Instead‚ they dematerialized their cultural artifacts during the Middle Passage to re materialized their African cultures on their arrival in the New World. Africans arrived
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Tropical grasslands (Savanna) Climate There are two main seasons in the African savanna- winter‚ or the “dry season”‚ and summer‚ also known as the “wet season”. They are called dry and wet according to the amount of precipitation each season receives. Most of the annual precipitation in the savanna occurs during summer (approx. April to October)‚ while during the winter (approx. November to March) there is almost no rain at all. The annual precipitation is
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have unhealthy food preferences. Topic Outline I. Influence of Media A. Calorie-dense foods are extremely rewarding to consume. B. Causes greater snack food consumption. II. Income of an individual A. Eating healthy is expensive. B. Low income individual eat and buy cheaper foods. III. Convenience A. Fast and easy access 1. Delivery services 2. Ready to eat foods a. frozen foods 1.) TV dinners 2.) shelf-stable products 3.) prepared mixes B. Saves time Food‚ in order to serve
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