Center for Effective Organizations HUMAN RESOURCES AND SUSTAINED COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE : A RESOURCE-BASED PERSPECTIVE CEO PUBLICATION G 93-19 (239) P ATRICK M. WRIGHT Texas A&M University G ARY C. MCM AHAN University of Southern California ABAGAIL MCWILLIAMS Texas A&M University November 1993 C e n t e r for Ef f e c t i v e O r g a n i z a t i o n s - M a r s h a l l S c h o o l o f B u s i n e ss U n i v e r s i t y o f S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a - L o s A n g e l
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The Answer by Karl Nemsow Voyager1 sails through deep space all alone. It has been on its journey since 1977 sending back glimpses of the solar system to help humankind find some answers. One of the greatest questions asked by humankind is what‚ or who‚ else might exist out in our grandiose cosmos. A cosmos 13.7 billion years old‚ which is so massive that it is incomprehensible to the human mind. Dr Vince Hawking tried to comprehend such concepts every single day. It made him wonder if
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immigration on local law enforcement is relevant to contemporary law enforcement because until the federal government takes actions to correct the issue and provide appropriate assistance‚ the state and local agencies will be forced to provide local solutions to a national problem. This approach will create a piecemeal system of enforcement by local jurisdictions within the state‚ with no hope of uniformity. All state and local law enforcement agencies and their officials stand to benefit from the results
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ANSWERS TO STUDY QUESTIONS CH 1 1. Why is management important to society? For a society to survive and prosper there must be maintained efficient and effective management of the production of goods and services. 2. Why is management important to individuals? The management function is a source of employment to 18% of the growing work force. It offers good salaries‚ status‚ and opportunities for personal growth. 3. What is the role of the manager? The role of the manager
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must take old ideas and develop new ways to tackle the world. If with time your own origin started to look boring‚ and you found an escape and a chance to become something bigger would you? In a movie The Bronx Tale in a typical Italian community in the late sixties when gangsters wore their pants on their waste line. A boy named Calogero(the main character) at the age desires to become like Sonny(the top dog of the neighborhood) and a carrying father Lorenzo tries his hardest to keep C from going
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One take-away from Native American Perspectives that helped me understand Native American history more was the idea of regimes of truth from French philosopher Michel Foucault. This idea was vital in understanding Native American and settler colonial relations. Foucault said‚ “Truth is a thing of this world: it is produced only by a virtue of multiple forms of constraint. And it induces regular effects of power. Each society has its regime of truth‚ its “general politics” of truth: that is‚ the types
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The Writing Center The Writing Center is a place that students can go for help if they need it in writing. The Writing Center is located in room 308 of the D.F. Lowry building. The Center is open on Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Sunday through Tuesday students can also visit the Mary Livermore Library from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. for extra help from the tutors. Students who don’t think they are good at writing or students who just need help planning
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in High School: Should They Have to Take Finals? In recent years‚ there has been the debate on whether or not seniors should have to take finals. When most people were freshmen‚ seniors didn’t have to take finals if they met the requirements. When people were sophomores‚ seniors didn’t have to take finals if they met the requirements. When people were junior‚ seniors didn’t have to take finals if they met the requirements. Now those freshmen are now seniors‚ they have to take finals. Those freshmen
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Christian take Alex from me?” “Hey bro‚” Christian said to Alex. “What do you want?” Alex asked. “What I want is for you to stay away from Brianna‚”Christian said. “Why? She’s my girlfriend and you can’t do anything about it‚” Alex demanded. “Wanna bet? I could take her away from you if I wanted to. All it would take is for me to stay the night with her and make a few things happen. She’ll forget about you and she will only want me‚ so if you wanna keep her safe‚ I would stay away from her if I was
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What classes should students take in order to graduate? Some say students should be required to take a music‚ drama‚ or an art class. Such classes would be better off as electives. These classes should be electives‚ not required because they provide no value‚ they are talents‚ could be used for better classes. These classes should not be required for students to graduate because they provide no value if they are forced to take them. If a student has no interest in these art classes then they will
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