INTRODUCTION NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd (NTUC) was founded in 1973 by the labour movement. Its first supermarket was opened in Toa Payoh in the same year. NTUC has now grown to become Singapore’s largest retailer‚ with a network of more than 270 stores comprising FairPrice Supermarkets‚ FairPrice Finest‚ FairPrice Xtra‚ FairPrice Xpress and Cheers convenience stores. NTUC also owns a Fresh Food Distribution Centre and a centralised warehousing and distribution company. Sales in 2013 were
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texts‚ ‘The Ride of Zhu Bao Sheng’‚ a third person short story by Nick Long‚ and ‘Big World’‚ a first person short story by Tim Winton‚ which both explore the idea of belonging being challenged and how this affects one’s sense of belonging. Our sense of belonging is derived from the connections to the places around us. One’s sense of belonging is challenged when changes or barriers arise between our connection with place‚ people and culture. In both ‘The Ride of Zhu Bao Sheng’
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The upmost reason why NTUC FairPrice engages in marketing activities is to attract customers to make profits. It would be most difficult for a business to exist without marketing. NTUC FairPrice being a corporate company also requires marketing activities to raise awareness. Their objectives of marketing are both economic and social. From the economic point of view‚ FairPrice would benefit overall in profiting. The subsequent beneficial are in terms of strategic branding‚ creating shareholder value
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Yíng Zhèng now known as Qin Shi Huang died today at the age of 49 (February 18‚ 259 BC - September 10‚ 210 BC). The shocking and inconvenient reason for his death is being exposed to Chinese alchemical elixir poisoning. The reason why he had that is because he ingested mercury pills by which he was given on a tour of Eastern China. The pills were supposedly suppose to make him immortal which didn’t happen unfortunately. The Empire knew about the pills because his chemists made the pills for him‚
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behaviour. I Identify the conditions that require and problems with emotional labour. I Outline the four components of emotional intelligence. I Summarize the effects of job dissatisfaction in terms of the exit-voice-loyalty-neglect model. I Compare the effects of affective and continuance commitment on employee behaviour. I Describe five strategies to increase organizational commitment. I Contrast transactional and relational psychological contracts. I Discuss the trend towards employability
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In this 1989 film‚ a passionate English professor‚ john keating‚ “changes his students’ lives forever when he challenges them to live life to the fullest”. He incorporates the Latin quote “carpe diem” seize the day and make your lives extraordinary. This story takes place at Welton Academy Prep School‚ in Vermont‚ America. With this quote he inspires the lives of seven students each in a different way Prof. Keating give’s his first lesson of poetry in the school hallway. He instructs one of the
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f cannabis for himself and his many subjects. Emperor Shen Nung is considered the father of Chinese agriculture and wrote about 365 different kinds of medicine; however‚ cannabis was considered by him to be one of the most beneficial herbs available to mankind. In his book The Herbal‚ Nung talked about the therapeutic effects of cannabis and how to prepare it into medicinal form. Nung prepared the herb by consuming it in a drink made of hot water and cannabis leaves‚ called Ma. The drink would be
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human nature for us to compare ourselves with others‚ whether or not we do this on a conscious level. We compare ourselves to actors/actress‚ models‚ people we see on the street‚ etc.‚ which more often than not‚ if we do it too much‚ makes us‚ feel like a bit of a failure‚ even for just a moment. No matter how well you are doing for yourself‚ there is always someone out there who you will think is better than you‚ based on what your idea of yourself may be. I never compare myself with others but
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Ramsey Frederickson December 5‚ 2012 Professor: Laura Bigelow ENG 090-03 Pleasantville vs. The Giver Compare & Contrast In the movie‚ Pleasantville‚ and in the book‚ The Giver‚ there are many different similarities and differences. One similarity is that the communities are portrayed as utopias but in reality are actually dystopias. Another similarity is the weather and the fact that it’s extremely ideal. Also‚ in both the movie and in the book the communities have no understanding
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(Desiree) EAP Compare and contrast essay‚ Week 10 (28-31 July 2014) Compare learning English in Mexico to learning English in Australia. Paragraph 1: Introduction What do you think about learn English in your country compared to learn in Australia? Is a question that everyone ask when choosing where study English. The class structure‚ teachers and the environment outside class are 3 areas that relate to studying at home or overseas. All has an important influence when studying English. In
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