Sustainability at ^ Hewlett-Packard: FROMTHEORYTO PRACTICE Lynelle Preston "The Internet and related information technologies hold the promise of rapid‚ sustainable economic growth that directly benefits everyone on the planet. However‚ the same forces could also trigger traumatic social‚ environmental and economic disruption. . . . If technology firms simply follow strategies of maximizing short-term shareowner value by encouraging maximum consumption of products by customers‚ we exacerbate
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13 Tourism: Analysis of a Global Phenomenon from a Perspective of Sustainability Juan Ignacio Pulido-Fernández and Yaiza López-Sánchez University of Jaén Spain 1. Introduction Many international institutions have highlighted the importance of tourism as a motor of social transformation and a instrument for promoting economic development (OECD‚ 2009; UNWTO‚ 2005; WTTC‚ 2005). Its potential for growth is considered to be such that‚ at a horizon of no more than ten years‚ tourism is expected to
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AAEE 2012 CONFERENCE Melbourne‚ Australia www.aaee.com.au/conferences/2012/ Analysis of Competitiveness of Batangas State University College of Engineering Using Porter’s Five Competitive Forces Model Tirso A. Ronquillo‚ Ph.D. Batangas State University‚ Philippines taronquillo@yahoo.com BACKGROUND There are a number of models and frameworks used in the analyses of competitiveness of engineering universities in the context of internationalization and globalization. Although much can
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Chapter 1 Introduction 1. Rationale of the Study In most of the developing countries‚ the agricultural sector has been playing a major role in the economic development. In Myanmar‚ rice is staple food and also a leading career of foreign exchange and the most important crop to millions of farmers and to some landless who earn their income from working as seasonal laborers. As 70 percent of the Myanmar population is engaged in the agricultural sector‚ agricultural development helps
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Executive summary More corporations tend to apply sustainability into their business operations. Woolworths as an Australian retail company‚ also add more emphasis on sustainable development. This report shows the reason why Woolworths take sustainable strategies in global business context for further development in the future. Firstly‚ the report offers a brief description for the background of Woolworths and presents the definition for sustainability. With the development of globalization‚ environmental
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The Individualism and Collectivism of Memory in Gail Jones’ Five Bells and W.G. Sebald’s The Emigrants Introduction “What is past is prologue‚” from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest adorns The National Archives in Washington D.C.‚ where the United State’s foundational‚ formative documents are housed. Within the walls of the Archives‚ the nation’s past are housed for today and tomorrow’s citizens to view‚ analyze and reflect on the way these documents and the nation’s history have led to the
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ver BAT Social Report www.bat.com 4/7/02 2:13 pm Page 2 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO SOCIAL REPORT 2001/2002 01 BAT Social Report 4/7/02 1:51 pm Page 1 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Foreword Martin Broughton‚ Chairman‚ British American Tobacco p.l.c. Paul Adams‚ Managing Director‚ British American Tobacco p.l.c. British American Tobacco at a glance Our approach to social reporting Stakeholder dialogue Seeking best practice: independent standards‚ verification
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Company manufactures beverage containers and is one of the largest manufacturers of aluminum beverage cans in USA. The industry value chain: Purchase Raw Materials ( Produce Cans ( Distribution ( End Customers (Beverage Processors) Porter’s 5 Forces: |Suppliers |Four companies supplies aluminum; not many but still can choose. |Medium | |Customers |Most customers have between two and four suppliers to choose |High
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LIFELINE FOUNDATION-PROFILE THE CONCEPT: Lifeline Foundation seeks to alleviate misery‚ loneliness‚ despair and depression by listening‚ in a non-judgmental way‚ to those who cannot turn to anyone else who would understand and accept them. The caller remains anonymous and everything said to the volunteer remains confidential. OUR MISSION: 1) To contain the number of suicides in and around Kolkata and help survivors‚ their families and acquaintances through befriending
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THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TEST INTRODUCTION:- Personality tests are used to determine your type of personality‚ your values‚ interests and your skills. Mostly people conduct personality tests to determine their aptitude towards a certain type of career. A personality test aims to describe aspects of a person’s character that remain stable throughout that person’s lifetime‚ the individual’s character pattern of behavior‚ thoughts‚ and feelings. Similarly The BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TEST
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