How far do you agree that the use of repression was the main reason for the weakness of opposition to Tsarism in the years 1881 – 1914? I think that the use of repression is the main reason for the weakness of oppositions to Tsarism in the years 1881 – 1914. This is because of many different reasons and factors. One is because the Tsar enforced Russification of the country‚ meaning the people who were not necessarily a true Russian who enforced the Russian Orthodox Church were made to. People were
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The most important cause of the Second World War was the weakness of Britain and France. Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. There were many causes of the Second World War such as Treaty of Versailles‚ failure of the League of Nation and Nazi-Soviet Pact. All those causes played important roles in causing the World War Two. The terms of the Treaty of Versailles were too harsh. It asked too much reparation‚ reduction in army and territory. This certainly made Germany upset
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J.B. Priestley sets the play in a lavish and happy environment. Without Priestley even telling the audience that the play is set pre war it is obvious because of all the available luxuries and fineries such as ’champagne glasses’ and ’dessert plates’. The war caused great shortages in goods and food‚ which led to rationing. No one in 1945 (when the play was written) would have been able to create a luxuriant celebratory dinner. This cunning use of setting deliberately reminds the audience of some
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To what extent do you agree that personal weakness is to be blamed for what happens to the central character in novels? Discuss your views with reference to a novel or novels you have studied. At the start of the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini we view the events that create the story through the eyes of the main character‚ Amir‚ in a difficult political arena where the socio-economic conditions in Afghanistan demonstrate the disparity between the majority (Sunni Muslims) and the minority
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Describe how selection practices are related to other HR activities. Given all the weakness identified with unstructured interviews‚ why do they still remain so popular? What can employers do to improve the usefulness of job interviews? Illustrate your discussion with real life or hypothetical examples. The employee selection process is of the most important management functions in the area of Human Resource Management by selecting the right people for the right job available. The procedure includes
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that go beyond just that of making a profit. To put this idea into perspective in relation to Breadtalk‚ Archie B Carroll’s four dimension approach can be used. This approach consists of four different corporate social responsibility categories including those that are economical‚ ethical‚ legal and discretionary. Each of the categories mentioned have a big influence on the organisational behaviour of Breadtalk. The economical responsibility The economic responsibility of business is ‘to produce
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Statement 6 ANNEX 1 Introduction 1. Company Background BreadTalk Group Limited is a listed bakery based company in Singapore. It was founded in April‚ 2000 and is currently operating a chain of retail outlets through its principal subsidiary‚ BreadTalk Pte Ltd‚ selling a wide range of breads‚ cakes‚ buns and pastries. In Singapore‚ the Group currently has a chain of 24 retail outlets island-wide‚ and at the same time‚ BreadTalk is seeking to expand their franchise network to Asia Pacific region
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BreadTalk’s Training Programs Executive Summary This report reviews the current methods on evaluating training programs by BreadTalk‚ with an aim of improving its evaluation methods. Through a search of literature and an analysis of current methods‚ the report summarises the latest thinking on evaluating training programs and provides insights on how BreadTalk can improve the quality and management of its evaluations. A comparison with an overseas company‚ McDonald’s‚ was also done to provide
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and Gurus. London‚ England: Profile Books Ltd. Vehicle (Competitive strategy and international expansion) i) Business Level Strategy (competitive strategy) Incorporating Porters generic strategies‚ BreadTalk can adopt the differentiating and cost leadership. For differentiating strategy‚ BreadTalk can focus on creating trend setting products and new food and beverage concepts to retain consumer excitement‚ keeping this the core differentiating strategy. Investment in research and development would
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behavior of “BreadTalk”? Corporate Social Responsibility refers to a company’s sense of responsibility towards the community and environment in which it operates. Companies express this citizenship through their waste and pollution reduction processes‚ by contributing educational and social programs‚ and by earning adequate returns on the employed resources. CSR is also considered as a strategy to create‚ develop and sustain positive company reputation and brand images. BreadTalk who owns businesses
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