North Africa and Spain. During the Muslim Agricultural Revolution‚ Arab entrepreneurs adopted the techniques of sugar production from India and then refined and transformed them into a large-scale industry. Arabs set up the first large scale sugar mills‚ refineries‚ factories and plantations. Sugar was only discovered by western Europeans as a result of the Crusades in the 11th Century AD. Crusaders returning home talked of this "new spice" and how pleasant it was. The first sugar was recorded in
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Make an assessment of the vision statement of AIUB As we know the vision statement is sometimes called a picture of company in the future but it’s so much more than that. Vision statement is the inspiration‚ the framework for company strategic planning. The elements vision statements are of customer focus‚ technology focus‚ product market & the clear idea to fulfill the vision. Now I am going to assessment the AIUB vision statement following. AIUB Vision: AIUB vision is envisions promoting
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1. In the strategic management model‚ clear vision and mission statements are needed before alternative strategies can be formulated and implemented. An organization’s mission statement is its reason for existence. It often reflects the core values and beliefs of the upper management in an organization. A mission statement is the broad definition of the organizational mission. It is sometimes referred to as a creed‚ purpose‚ or statement of corporate philosophy and values. A good mission statement
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The Concepts of Purpose and Vision Purpose Why does the company exist? Who should benefit most from all the effort that is put into the company? Why should a manager or an employee do more than the minimum required? Who owns the company? These questions are deeply philosophical and spiritual‚ sometimes evoking long and acrimonious debate. The debate appears to resolve itself into three broad categories that vary from the materialistic and selfish at one end of the spectrum
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My Noble leadership Vision Nowadays a lot of people seeking to understand their leadership vision‚ Noble leadership vision. And I guess such question rises both in young’s minds and minds of very experienced ones who already went through a lot of events‚ successful and not really‚ who still looking for right direction to follow. To be honest I never thought how difficult it would be to define my own leadership vision‚ but it’s very important for the future success to have clear understanding who
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customer needs and vision. A vision statement takes into account the current status of the organization and serves to point the direction of where the organization wishes to go. As means of setting a central goal that the organization will aspire to reach‚ the vision statement helps to provide a focus for the mission of the corporation‚ business or non profit entity. A vision statement talks about your future. As your organization evolves‚ you might feel tempted to change your vision. However‚ mission
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How does Mill think justice is distinguished from the rest of morality? What is Mill’s response to those who think our intuitions about justice show that the principle of utility is not the basic moral principle? [300 words] Conventional wisdom has it that justice and morality are two‚ separate entities. However‚ Mill argues that they can be different‚ but intertwined in utilitarianism. Morality has been illustrated
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Competing on resources: Strategy in the 1990’s‚ Collis & Montgomery (1995) Harvard Business Review Managers complain that strategic planning is too slow to keep up with changes in global competition and technology. Resource Based View (RBV) combines the internal analysis and external analysis of the industry and the competitive environment. Therefore‚ RBV builds on‚ but does not replace‚ the two approaches to strategy. RBV sees companies as very different collections of physical and intangible
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project is a mini windmill that uses wind energy to generate electricity. This process is achieved by creating a propeller and connecting it to a motor. This motor lies on a free rotating base that rotates above a stand (truss) that supports the whole mill. Rotating the base to face the direction of the wind is achieved by connecting a back rudder to the base. • How does it work? Electric energy generation starts when the wind rotates the propeller blades – that have
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that they deserve. “More than 20 million Americans report having loss of vision including trouble seeing‚ even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent of people with severe visual impairments are under 18 years of age. The majority of those who are blind lose vision after age 20.”(Mahoney‚2008) Limitations of sight cover a large spectrum from people with slight vision problems to people with complete loss of vision. “In many persons‚ blindness is secondary to a primary condition that may
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