JAMES COOK’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE I) Introduction The purpose of this paper is to describe the life and the contribution to the development of the British Empire of one of the most important English explorers. It was in the second half of the 18th century when James Cook‚ originally a poor farm boy‚ explored and mapped vast uncharted areas of the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean. However‚ James Cook was not only’ an explorer. He can also be called a scientist
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According to the McGRAW-HILL RYERSON CREATING CANADA history textbook‚ Social Change/Development is “Fundamental change in how society works. It involves big shifts in behaviour and values‚ e.g.‚ the feminist movement or the abolition of slavery.” This was a time of change for the better because Canadians were acknowledging their past mistakes‚ e.g. how the Aboriginals peoples were treated‚ and trying to fix them by apologising. This was also a significant period where Canadian identity was being
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Classical management is a theory that emphasized greater workforce productivity. It can be understood by examining scientific management and classical organizational theory. The scientific management approach emphasized empirical research for developing a comprehensive management solution. Scientific management is that the manager is primarily responsible for increasing an organization’s productivity‚ and its principles are to be applied by managers in a very specific fashion. Classical organizational
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"Management information system is essential for creating competitive firms‚ managing global corporations‚ and providing useful products and services to customers." (Laudon‚ 2002‚P1) It provides information figure of reports and displays to managers. For example‚ sales managers may use their computer workstations to get sales results of their products and to access weekly sales analysis reports‚ and then evaluate sales made by each salesperson. "Management information systems arose in the 1970s to
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The development of colonial foundations did not all occur in one day. There are countless key factors that played an important role in response to the progression of the colonial foundations. Colonial political developments were influenced by traditions from their mother country - England‚ as well as many ideas of the Age of Enlightenment‚ and colonial experiences and many other aspects. Self-governing structures were common and yet varied in procedure and nature among the 13 colonies. The impact
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institutions‚ that care for the aged and orphans‚ and the rehabilitation of people addicted to drugs or alcohol. Although recognized by the Philippine government as a significant contributor to the country’s quest for rapid economic growth and development—particularly through medical tourism‚ Virola and Polistico (2007) maintain that information on the health and tourism sector are “’hidden’ somewhere under Personal Services or Medical Services of the [Philippine System of National Accounts] PSNA”
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Lillian Gilbreth’s Contribution to Modern Management Born (1868-1924) Frank and wife Lillian Gilbreth (1878-1972) were seen as one of the great husband-and-wife teams of science and engineering. They were married in 1904 and produced 12 children‚ one of which died. They used their children as guinea pigs in their experiments for the quest to find “the one best way”. Early in the 1900s‚ Frank and Lillian Gilbreth worked together to develop motion study as an engineering and management technique. They
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Management education is a great beneficiary of Indian economic reform‚ where transformation from state controlled market to free market is imperative. In India‚ MBA degree has been perceived as a way of achieving assured careers and sound wages at early stage of life. The ambition of Indian youth today is to get a job in the business‚ industrial or service sectors and settle down well as early as possible. No doubt management education is needed an infusion of professional ability but the given
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journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jwb Talent management and career development: What it takes to get promoted Jo¨rg Claussen a‚*‚ Thorsten Grohsjean b‚ Johannes Luger c‚ Gilbert Probst d a Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics‚ Copenhagen Business School‚ Denmark Institute for Strategy‚ Technology‚ and Organization‚ LMU Munich‚ Germany c Institute of Management‚ University of St. Gallen‚ Switzerland d Economics and Management‚ University of Geneva‚ Switzerland b A R T I C L
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J PROD INNOV MANAG 2010;27:143–160 r 2010 Product Development & Management Association Success in Global New Product Development: Impact of Strategy and the Behavioral Environment of the Firm Ulrike de Brentani‚ Elko J. Kleinschmidt‚ and Soren Salomo ¨ Product innovation and the trend toward globalization are two important dimensions driving business today‚ and a firm’s global new product development (NPD) strategy is a primary determinant of performance. Succeeding in this competitive and
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