HRM issues‚ such as recruitment and selection‚ education and development‚ performance management‚ pay and reward‚ as well as the creation of a learning culture are vital for managing knowledge within firms (Evans 2003; Carter and Scarbrough 2001; Currie and Kerrin 2003; Hunter et al 2002; Robertson and Hammersley 2000). Stephen Little‚ Paul Quintas and Tim Ray go as far as to trace the origin of KM to changes in HRM practices: One of the key factors in the growth of interest in knowledge management
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1. INTRODUCTION Luzern Council is planning an outdoor community event which will be carried out in summer 2010. An event company is employed to organize according to the background and requirement which have been given by the Council. Certain aspects such as site planning‚ crowd management decisions‚ legal licensing responsibilities‚ supply chain management and a full risk assessment will be justified. Appropriate measurements and alternatives are discussed in the following sections. Please refer
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Information Sheet Main Products and Services of the Organisation East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) provides emergency 999‚ urgent care and patient transport services for 4.8 million people within the six counties of Derbyshire‚ Leicestershire‚ Rutland‚ Lincolnshire‚ Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire. Main Customers Our main customers are members of the public calling 999 emergency services. In addition we have a Patient Transport Service (PTS) who undertake journeys
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Anomie Theory In the 1930s‚ sociologist Robert K. Merton generated what came to be referred to as the anomie theory of deviant behavior. In his view‚ deviant behavior—illicit drug use included—takes place when avenues to material success are blocked off. Anomie theory‚ as Merton developed it (1938‚ 1957‚ pp. 131–160; 1968‚ pp. 185–248)‚ argues that in a competitive‚ materialistic‚ achievement-oriented society‚ success is encouraged as attainable for all members but actually is attainable to
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Criminological Theory Summaries Theory Classical Main Points Theorists/Researchers Beccaria Crime occurs when the benefits outweigh the costs—when people pursue self-interest in the absence of effective punishments. Crime is a freewilled choice. See also deterrence‚ rational choice. Cric if reinforced. When criminal subcultures exist‚ then many individuals can learn to commit crime in one location and crime rates—including violence— may become very high. The gap between the American Dream’s goal
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Not only is obesity causing health problems‚ but mental and emotional problems as well. On the contrary‚ many activists are going after fast food chains and soda producers. Why? Because isn’t it McDonald’s fault that we’re fat? Janet Currie‚ Stefano DellaVigna‚ Enrico Moretti‚ and Vikram Pathania have produced a study
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Social Construction of Crime The obvious definition of crime is the legal definition of an act which breaks the law. It is a social construction as it varies across culture‚ time and law. Crime is defined by a society’s own rules‚ norms and beliefs at any given time in history. Hazel Croall emphasizes pathological way and social construction of crime in the book. An analysis of reasons of crime reveals the fact that crime is a functional part of a society‚ constructed by society in political‚
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gov/vision/space/features/21jul_llr.html http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo.html Credits: Among many early contributors to the the lunar laser ranging retroreflector array project‚ Prof. Alley credits Robert Henry Dicke‚ James Faller‚ Peter Bender‚ Douglas Currie and Bendix Corporation. A complete list may be found in Alley’s account of the project‚ "Laser ranging to retro-reflectors on the Moon as a test of theories of gravity‚" published in Quantum Optics‚ Experimental Gravitation‚ and Measurement Theory
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In the words of Michelle Obama‚ “The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake.” Spoken while the First Lady‚ Obama discussed an issue that has plagued the nation. The topic? The unhealthy eating habits of American citizens‚ and the direct consequences them. The United States has faced and continues to face many problems. Some of these include an unproductive upcoming generation‚ a lack of money‚ and extreme obesity. However
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Throughout the last century‚ Canada has changed greatly as a nation. Events varying from World War battles to human rights breakthroughs have shaped Canada into what the country is presently. Prideful events such as the Battle of Vimy Ridge established identity‚ independence and nationalism for Canadians. Shameful events though‚ such as the Internment of Japanese-Canadians‚ violated human rights and promoted inequality. Canada developed as a nation during the twentieth century through the victory
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