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    and leadership is shared. The old idea of ‘lead‚ follow‚ or get out of the way’ is replaced with a philosophy that creates trust and cooperation among everyone in the company" (Marshall‚ 1995). The traditional framework for managing may not be practical or relevant when jobs are redesigned‚ positions are no longer well defined or employees lack the skills to perform in a highly technical work environment. Therefore‚ the collaborative framework is one way of working that allows organizations to do

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    Advantages and Disadvantages of Computer: Almost every home‚ office‚ or school has a computer of some kind these days. It may seems at first that having a computer brings only benefits‚ but further consideration shows that it also has disadvantages. First of all computers are very useful at school. It helps students to revise for tests or exams and makes subjects more interesting. Pupils can also learn new vocabulary and grammatical structures. Furthermore it allows students to become familiar

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    Discuss the theories of crime: When convicted murderers were asked why they committed their crimes‚ Norman Smith said he acted out of boredom when he shot his victim. Other murderers have said they murdered for a challenge. There are three theories of crime which are biological‚ psychodynamic and behaviourist. During the Victorian time‚ they believed that it was possible to spot a criminal by their features. Lombroso suggested that criminals form a separate species which is more primitive to humans;

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    find them useful. best wish‚   It is evident that the use of mobile phones (or has both positive and negative impacts)/ brings us many problems as well as benefits‚ and thus there is an opinion that the demerits/disadvantages brought by a mobile phone prevail over the merits/advantages. Personally‚ I disagree with this view (ambiguous‚ i am not clear what view you disagree with‚ the first sentence should be separated into two small ones.). On the one hand‚ a mobile phones poses  have some negative

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    Advantages and disadvantages of computer Advantages of computer:- When Charles Babbage invented the computer decades ago‚ he would probably not have realized the impact it would have on mankind’s future. The importance of computers in today’s world can hardly be over-emphasized. Computers have become so much an integral part of the modern age that we also call this period as the computer age. In the initial years‚ the computer was a huge and complex machine that was used for difficult work like

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    The advantages and disadvantages of internet With the expansion of high-technology‚ the use of internet is spreading at a rapid pace. Although many people firmly believe that the invention of internet is by no means beneficial‚ I still consent that it has pros and cons‚ thus should be viewed in both aspects. First and for most‚ internet has completely altered the mode of communication. In the past‚ letters and telegrams were mostly used for distanted contact. Later telephones became dominant‚ but

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    Exercise - Advantage and disadvantage Advantages of exercise Frequent and regular exercise has been shown to help prevent or to cure major illnesses such as high blood pressure‚ obesity‚ heart disease‚ Type 2 diabetes‚ insomnia‚ cancer and depression‚ and many more diseases. However‚ the actual risk reduction may not be as large as one expects. Researchers have shown that three 10 minute walks burn as many calories and exercise your heart as well as one 30 minute walk. Exercise can also increase

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    topic: Advantages and disadvantages of functional structure. These days‚ most large manufacturing organizations have a functional structure. The functional structure describes an organizational structure in which the division of work is paramount. Jobs and activities are grouped together. The structure may be divided is various ways‚ including (among others) production‚ finance‚ marketing‚ sales‚ and personnel or human resources departments. The functional structure has both advantages and disadvantages

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    Discuss the importance of socialisation. Socialisation is defined as “the process whereby the helpless human infant gradually becomes a self-aware‚ knowledgeable person‚ skilled in the ways of the culture into which he or she was born”. (Giddens‚ 284). Everybody‚ man‚ woman and child goes through the process of socialisation throughout the whole duration of their life not just when an infant. Socialisation or as anthropologists refer to it‚ enculturation does not end once the child becomes a teenager

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    The Advantages & Disadvantages of School Uniforms The Advantages & Disadvantages of School Uniforms According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)‚ the number of public schools that implement a school uniform has significantly risen in the last 10 years. In 1999‚ 12 percent of public schools had a uniform. By 2008‚ 18 percent had adopted a uniform for students. The NCES considers school uniforms to be an "indicator of school crime and safety‚" and safety is one of the

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