Pioneer 10 was the first attempt by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to send a mission into space that would surpass the distance what had previously been explored. In these missions‚ the spacecraft had made it as far as Mars‚ to understand the planet and atmosphere of Earth’s neighbor. Yet‚ Pioneer 10 had three primary goals: make in situ measurements of Jupiter‚ study the asteroid belt‚ and investigate the planetary medium. The first‚ to make in situ measurements of Jupiter
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Scientific management in modern society Introduction Scientific management also known as Taylorism (Mitchan 2005) is a set of rules that govern job design in manufacturing department. Taylor(1911)‚ the pioneer of scientific management first came up with the theory in the late nineteenth century after viewing widespread inefficient work or soldiering among workers. Taylor’s promotion of time and motion study‚ production-control methods and incentive pay” (Burrell and Morgan 1979‚Littler 1982 cited
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Corporate Risk Management BUFN 754 Example Examination Fall 2013 NAME: I pledge on my honor that I have not given or received any unauthorized assistance on this examination Please answer all questions in the space provided. Point weights are as indicated. Formulas are provided in the back of the exam. Good Luck! 1. A firm has assets of $1M invested in 30-year‚ 10% coupon Treasury bonds selling at par and whose duration is 9.94 years. It has liabilities of $900‚000 financed through
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vast influence on the transcontinental railroad. Their hard work and perfection resulted in the early completion of the railroad. These workers faced many hardships and difficulties along the way such as discrimination‚ hazardous weather conditions and unleveled land but it did not hinder the fierce competition between the two groups. It was their methods and work ethics that made the transcontinental railroad such a success. Although the Transcontinental Railroad was visualized‚ planned out‚ and financed
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When I think of railroads and trains‚ I am in awe. I love them so much. But with the love I have for them‚ it holds me to higher responsibilities. I know how dangerous they are and should not fool around them . That also includes no horsing around railroad crossings. Trains are going too fast and are too big to just stop suddenly. One of the videos talked about a train conductor and asked him about railroad crossing safety. He mentioned that he had actually taken a life because the person was not
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The Railroad Boom The main reason for the transcontinental railroads to be built was to bring the east and west together. The building of these railroads caused huge economic growth throughout the United States. The railroad created opportunities for everyone across the US. “Railroads were the first big business‚ the first magnet for the great financial markets‚ and the first industry to develop a large-scale management bureaucracy. The railroads opened the western half of the nation to economic
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passed through the station. Harris’s widow sued the railroad‚ arguing that the railroad’s negligence caused her husband’s death. Evaluate the widow’s argument. There are federal laws that each railroad station in every state must abide by. These laws were put in place not only for the safety of the trains and the train crew but also for pedestrians that may come in contact with the trains or the tracks themselves. “Trespassing along railroad rights- of-way is the leading cause of rail-related
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AFIN858 Financial Management and Policy Week 1 S1 2014 “INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE FINANCE” “Where is This Slide From”? • Most of the slides we use in this unit are provided by the Publisher of the required text “…as down-loaded from Connect…” • Sometimes we modify slides by adding or removing content. Other times we use slides from other sources. Occasionally we ‘make’ slides. • Note that lecture slides are not numbered sequentially. • Slides are identified in the lower RHS corner
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For my purpose here‚ I would like to examine the case for which the two views of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are positioned in. One of these viewpoints is that CSR is practiced ethically in businesses simply because it is the right thing to do‚ through being moral and just by following a Values-based management system. The other perspective on CSR is that it is simply a ‘do-gooder’ ploy‚ and that it is only practiced within firms to impress society and those around them. For the duration
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concerned with corporate social responsibility’. Critically discuss this statement.” Corporate social responsibility is a significant issue in the current business environment. There is now a significant shift in businesses to become recognized as being socially responsible whilst achieving the primary business objective of profit maximization. Business now strive particularly to reach the triple bottom line as a key objective as it incorporates; people planet and profit objectives. Corporate social
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