When Batswana communicate‚ they use a combination of sounds which enable them to convey various ideas with each other. Each of these sounds consists of words which are made out of discrete speech sounds known as phonemes. This study of phonemes and other phenomena related to the sounds of a particular language is known as phonology. In order to gain a full understanding of the Setswana language‚ it is necessary to carefully analyze the inventory and structure of its consonants and vowels.
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Rudolph Diesel invented the diesel engine in the late 1800s. Though Rudolph was the inventor‚ it was Clessie Cummins‚ a native of Indiana‚ who was widely known for inventions that improved the diesel engine. In 1911‚ Clessie Cummins helped improve the speed of a diesel engine that went on to win the Indianapolis 500 race. Working as a chauffeur and mechanic for William Irwin Miller‚ Clessie had the vision to start a company. William Irwin Miller was a banker and successful investor‚ who strongly
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IN YOUR OPINION DYOU THINK SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM WORKS‚ WHY OR WHY NOT Shareholder Activism refers to a range of actions taken by a shareholder to influence corporate management and board. Actions range from threatening the sale of shares (“exit”)‚ letter writing‚ meetings management‚ to asking questions at shareholders meetings and the use of corporate voting rights. The common definition of a shareholder activist is a shareholder “who tries to change the status quo through the “voice”‚ without
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One of the most significant changes in the community era was a shift toward a more decentralized organizational structure of police departments. Decentralization has been accomplished in at least two different ways: (1) the physical restructuring of police departments and (2) the decentralization of decision making. In an effort to increase resident access to police‚ many departments have reversed the centralization trend popularized during the professional era. In some locations this has been accomplished
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beginning of 2000 the organization came up with a euro5 billion five-year growth strategy whose goal was an important improvement in the company’s performance. This plan was named Path to Growth’ Strategy (PGS). The activity meant wide-ranging restructuring of operations and businesses. This move received a mixed reaction from the analysts and observers‚ as many questioned the huge organization’s ability to carry out the divestment successfully. (ICMR‚ 2004) To accomplish the PGS Unilever focused
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the decline of EMI’s stock price. The clientele effect plays a significantly large role in the process of determining EMI’s dividend policy‚ as does the company’s future outlook—depending on the success of therestructuring plan. Although the restructuring plan will reduce costs‚ there is no sign to show us what affect it
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ordering system was redesigned with the result in dramatic performance improvements. The re-engineering efforts also required restructuring the organization. P & G has been known for its brand management for more than 50 years. But in the late 1980s and early 1990s‚ the brand management approach pioneered by the company in the 1930s required a rethinking and restructuring. In a drive to improve efficiency and coordination‚ several brands were combined with authority and responsibility given to category
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Economic restructuring: Economic restructuring has happened because globalisation increases competition meaning the British economy has been restructured‚ largely at the expense of manufacturing. This is because many British manufacturing firms have transferred production offshore. This allows them to focus on high value and high skill activities such as research‚ product design/ development and marketing. Foreign direct investment: Investment into the UK through TNC’s is important as
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with exposure-based treatments (Kamphuis &Telch‚ 2000; Koch‚ Spates‚& Himle‚ 2004). In CBT‚ patients are taught to identify and alter their fears that maintain the phobic reaction‚ and the CBT techniques used to accomplish this include cognitive restructuring (de Jongh et al.‚ 1995) and guided threat reappraisal (Kamphuis & Telch‚ 2000; Sloan & Telch‚ 2002). The addition of cognitive strategies enhances some treatment outcomes‚ but the results tend to be mixed‚ with some favoring exposure with a cognitive
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and 3) increased SG&A. Inventory amassed due to unsold seasonal items and the store network (over 8000 stores) experienced problems due to its sheer size. Management took challenging steps to resolve #1 and #2 by offering markdown sales and restructuring the shops network. Even so‚ the profit loss from the markdowns‚ the additional depreciation expense caused by the store closures and rising SG&A costs of opening new stores all led to a lower net income (Exhibit 2). Mrs. Sadayo’s decision
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