store in San Francisco‚ California where it concentrated its sales on Levi’s jeans. In its early stages as a small retail business it was known as The Gap. By the end of the 1970’s‚ Donald and Doris Fisher‚ owners of The Gap‚ had expanded The Gap to six stores. The company went public in 1976. By the early 1980’s‚ The Gap had over five hundred stores; largely targeting a teenage customer base. In 1983 the Fishers hired Mickey Drexler as Gap Inc. new president. Shortly there after‚ Gap Inc
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Brief Background of OSHA OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) officially formed on April 28‚ 1971‚ the date that the OSH Act became effective. George Guenther was appointed as the agency’s first director. OSHA has developed a number of training‚ compliance assistance‚ and health and safety recognition programs throughout its history. The OSHA Training Institute‚ which trains government and private sector health and safety personnel‚ began in 1972. In 1978‚ the agency began a grant
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DELL Company Background DELL is a multinational information technology corporation based in Round Rock‚ Texas‚ United States‚ that develops‚ sells and supports computers and related products and services. Bearing the name of its founder‚ Michael Dell‚ the company is one of the largest technological corporations in the world‚ employing more than 96‚000 people worldwide. Dell had 46‚000 employees as of Jan. 30. About 22‚200 of those‚ or 48.3 percent‚ were in the United States‚ while 23‚800 people
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Chapter 1 Brief Background of the Study The Internet has become a worldwide phenomenon used by children and adults for a variety of reasons. It is a convenient way of retrieving information and connecting with others. Unfortunately‚ some individuals‚ like students‚ develop an addiction to the Internet‚ which can be difficult to overcome. Addiction to the internet can be caused by: depression‚ compulsion‚ loneliness‚ or social disorder
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Historical background of counseling Historically‚ guidance & counseling emerged as a synthesis of ideas & practices derived from religion ( search for spiritual meaning/ identity; concepts like "pastoral care")‚ C19th philosophy ( concept of the "unconscious mind" - in fact‚ pre Freudian/ philosophical in origin)‚ the Arts ( self-expression through performance‚ literature‚ autobiography‚ journalism‚ poetry‚ plastic arts‚ music etc. )‚ and the needs of people to maintain & promote individualism/
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND A worldwide consensus on the critical role of competitive markets and entrepreneurs in economic development has emerged in the last decade. In developing countries‚ the primary barrier to economic growth is often not so much a scarcity of capital‚ labour or land as it is a scarcity of both the dynamic entrepreneurs that can bring these together and the markets and mechanisms that can facilitate them in this task. Concept Entrepreneurship can be
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Company Background Apple Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively “Apple” or the “Company”) design‚ manufacture‚ and market personal computers‚ mobile communication devices‚ and portable digital music and video players and sell a variety of related software‚ services‚ peripherals‚ and networking solutions. The Company sells its products worldwide through its online stores‚ its retail stores‚ its direct sales force‚ and third-party wholesalers‚ resellers‚ and value-added resellers. In
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Part I: Background Research on Criminology Ashlee Fiataugaluia CRJS 131 Criminology Westwood College 9/2/12 Criminology is a term used for the study of criminal behavior including factors and causes of crime. This study also deals with the social impact of any crime of the criminal itself and on the victim and his or her family. There are two major classifications in this discipline of social science. First is classicistic approach while the other is known as positivist approach of criminal
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“Religious Background of India” I am an Indian‚ so I have a lot to say about my religious background India is home to population of over 1.2 billion people‚ speaking more than 24 languages and following a wide range of religious communities. India is also the birthplace of four of world’s major religions‚ namely Hinduism‚ Sikhism‚ Jainism and Buddhism. This diverse religious nature of India is result of social integration of religions brought in by invaders and conquerors like Greeks in 180
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China background informations - Area: 9‚596‚961 sq. km - Population (July‚ 2010): 1‚330‚141‚295. Annual growth rate: 0.494 % - Ethnic groups: Han Chinese is 91.5%‚ ethnic minority and other nationalities are 8.5%. - Religions: Officially atheist‚ Daoist (Taoist)‚ Buddhist‚ Christian is about 3%-4%‚ Muslim is approximately 1%-2%. - Languages: Mandarin is also called Putonghua is the main language in China‚ plus many local dialects. - Government: Communist party-led state. - GDP is $4.814 trillion
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